Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 93.8% more expensive than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 93.5% more for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$26.06
CHF23.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$16.57
CHF15.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$3.23
CHF2.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$14.05
CHF12.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$6.73
CHF6.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$6.47
CHF5.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$11.61
CHF10.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$1.92
CHF1.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 91.0% more for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$7.86
CHF7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$101.99
CHF92.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,101.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$39.48
CHF35.73
|
|
pay 38.1% more for housing
Isle of Man
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$58.09
CHF52.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,381.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.85
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,146.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
$182.90
CHF165.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.17
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,039.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,690.38
|
|
pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$6.80
CHF6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$9.54
CHF8.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$88.43
CHF80.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$20.14
CHF18.23
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
$111.16
CHF100.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
$56.12
CHF50.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
$131.83
CHF119.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.23
|
$170.76
CHF154.53
|
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