Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 28.5% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 67.3% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Zambia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,810.71
|
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£869.03
|
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.96
|
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.45
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.28
|
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,108.03
|
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
|
pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
|
pay 36.9% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.11
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.12
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.24
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.24
|
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
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