Cost of living comparison
Spain is 13.5% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Spain instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£18.08
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.82
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.56
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.33
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.20
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.58
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.14
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.37
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.53
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.46
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.96
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.09
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.41
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.65
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.61
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£32.13
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£19,079.89
|
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.85
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.84
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£881.47
|
$697.48
€654.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£734.32
|
$570.67
€535.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£93.77
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£677.84
|
$342.46
€321.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,309.91
|
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.51
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.93
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.63
|
$43.33
€40.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£8.03
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 39.1% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.67
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.52
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.85
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.85
|
$91.35
€85.67
|
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