Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 34.5% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$2.08
THB77.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$0.67
THB24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.35
THB13.10
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$7.99
THB295.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$6.46
THB239.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$1.07
THB39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$1.20
THB44.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.50
THB18.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.79
THB29.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.59
THB21.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.62
THB22.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.46
THB17.02
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$4.57
THB169.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$24.32
THB900.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,810.71
|
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$9.68
THB358.43
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£869.03
|
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.96
|
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.45
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.28
|
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,108.03
|
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$1.90
THB70.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$1.94
THB71.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$5.63
THB208.51
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.11
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.12
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.24
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.24
|
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
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