Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 2.4 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
Laos
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 85.5% more for housing
Laos
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
$908.29
£723.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Laos
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$838.42
£668.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
Laos
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
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