Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 15.8% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$47.48
SAR178.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,810.71
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,560.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 32.1% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£869.03
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.96
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.45
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.28
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,108.03
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,280.47
|
|
pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$98.93
SAR371.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 48.0% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.11
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.12
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.24
|
$92.30
SAR346.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.24
|
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
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