Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 48.7% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 66.1% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,810.71
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 57.4% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£869.03
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.96
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.45
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 94.2% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.28
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,108.03
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.11
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.12
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.24
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.24
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
|
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