Cost of living comparison
Italy is 0.3% more expensive than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Italy instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.74
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.69
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 19.7% more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Italy
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.18
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.53
|
$7.20
€6.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.06
|
$4.88
€4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.33
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.49
|
$4.47
€4.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.07
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.50
|
$8.02
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.54
|
$38.40
€35.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,728.60
|
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.62
|
$18.65
€17.17
|
|
pay 24.7% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.09
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£865.24
|
$608.10
€560.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£720.80
|
$488.80
€450.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.05
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£665.36
|
$459.30
€422.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,046.45
|
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
|
pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Italy
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.45
|
$4.83
€4.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.87
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.83
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.06
|
$51.79
€47.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.89
|
$9.32
€8.58
|
|
pay 63.3% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£38.94
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£27.99
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.06
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.06
|
$114.84
€105.76
|
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