Samoa vs. Isle of Man Cost of Living Summary

Samoa is 67.9% cheaper than Isle of Man overall.

Restaurants
pay 25.3% more in Samoa
Groceries
pay 39.5% less in Samoa
Transportation
pay 18.8% less in Samoa
Housing
pay 90.7% less in Samoa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 51.9% less in Samoa

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Samoa.

Samoa vs. Isle of Man Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Samoa instead of Isle of Man, you would:

pay 25.3% more for restaurants

 
Isle of Man
Samoa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $27.75
£20.78
$47.26
WST130.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.89
£8.90
$14.54
WST40.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.71
£2.03
$1.82
WST5.00

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pay 39.5% less for groceries

 
Isle of Man
Samoa
Bread
1 loaf
$2.63
£1.97
$0.82
WST2.25
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.01
£3.00
$0.45
WST1.25
Milk (1 gallon) $9.41
£7.05
$6.88
WST18.93

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pay 18.8% less for transportation

 
Isle of Man
Samoa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.35
£5.51
$4.13
WST11.36
Monthly public transit pass $96.91
£72.55
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $43,752.78
£32,756.43
??

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pay 90.7% less for housing

 
Isle of Man
Samoa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.49
£54.27
$36.35
WST100.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,233.89
£923.78
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,068.05
£799.62
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Isle of Man
Samoa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,739.89
£1,302.61
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $52,196.76
£39,078.20
??

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pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Isle of Man
Samoa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.54
£4.90
$3.45
WST9.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.01
£3.75
$2.91
WST8.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$22.46
£16.82
$6.18
WST17.00

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Isle of Man
Samoa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$99.11
£74.20
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.60
£33.39
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$111.22
£83.27
??

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