Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 2.7 times more expensive than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Monaco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.22
|
$40.07
€36.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.57
|
$11.16
€10.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.64
|
$5.85
€5.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.30
|
$7.58
€6.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Monaco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.26
|
$5.05
€4.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.33
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.46
|
$8.71
€7.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.25
|
$4.52
€4.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.64
|
$6.49
€5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.78
|
$1.88
€1.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.49
|
$2.25
€2.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.76
|
$1.66
€1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.27
|
$2.46
€2.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.39
|
$1.71
€1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.62
|
$1.78
€1.60
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Monaco
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£5.80
|
$8.77
€7.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£30.68
|
$30.05
€27.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£23,971.32
|
$49,675.27
€44,763.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£12.66
|
$21.66
€19.52
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Isle of Man
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£46.18
|
$88.99
€80.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£856.97
|
$6,575.69
€5,925.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£713.15
|
$4,417.00
€3,980.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£99.31
|
$269.58
€242.93
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£767.08
|
$2,788.69
€2,512.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£13,743.56
|
$29,714.46
€26,776.59
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.64
|
$8.93
€8.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.18
|
$4.85
€4.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.51
|
$12.18
€10.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£33.24
|
$517.80
€466.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.63
|
$15.16
€13.66
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Monaco
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£40.27
|
$156.40
€140.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£25.89
|
$65.34
€58.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£49.38
|
$188.26
€169.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£52.10
|
$451.61
€406.96
|
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