Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Isle of Man

Douglas vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Douglas is 22.9% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 5.4% more in Douglas
Groceries: pay 15.4% more in Douglas
Transportation: pay 24.7% less in Douglas
Housing: pay 46.3% less in Douglas
Childcare: pay 5.7% less in Douglas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% less in Douglas
Clothing: pay 27.8% less in Douglas

The cost of groceries and restaurants in Douglas are more expensive than in London. Expenses including housing, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Douglas.

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Douglas vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Douglas instead of London, you would:

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pay 5.4% more for restaurants

	London	Douglas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.43 £19.83	$27.75 £20.82	+5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.93	$11.89 £8.92	+12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 £2.22	$2.71 £2.03	-8.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 £1.62	$2.12 £1.59	-1.5%
Average			+5.4%

London vs. Douglas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.4% more for groceries

	London	Douglas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 £1.53	$2.63 £1.98	+29.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 £4.77	$4.01 £3.01	-37.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 £5.24	$9.41 £7.06	+34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.01 £3.76	$5.30 £3.97	+5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 £3.61	$3.87 £2.91	-19.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$1.36 £1.02	-3.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.47	$0.82 £0.61	+29.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 £1.03	$1.74 £1.30	+26.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 £1.14	$1.61 £1.21	+6.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.55	$1.35 £1.01	+82.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$1.35 £1.01	+68.8%
Average			+15.4%

London vs. Douglas - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.7% less for transportation

	London	Douglas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 £5.96	$7.35 £5.52	-7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$245.79 £184.41	$96.91 £72.71	-60.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	$43,752.78 £32,827.71	+14.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.77 £23.84	$16.65 £12.49	-47.6%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 46.3% less for housing

	London	Douglas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.48 £30.38	$72.49 £54.39	+79.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,841.09 £2,131.67	$1,233.89 £925.79	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,287.10 £1,716.01	$1,068.05 £801.36	-53.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$284.00 £213.09	$261.61 £196.29	-7.9%
Average			-46.3%

London vs. Douglas - Cost of housing

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pay 5.7% less for childcare

	London	Douglas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,857.20 £2,143.76	$1,739.89 £1,305.44	-39.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$35,755.44 £26,827.31	$52,196.76 £39,163.23	+46.0%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Douglas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.25 £6.94	$6.54 £4.91	-29.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 £4.22	$5.01 £3.76	-10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.60	$22.46 £16.86	-4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.55 £45.43	$64.75 £48.58	+6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.84 £13.38	$15.86 £11.90	-11.1%
Average			-10.3%

London vs. Douglas - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.8% less for clothing

	London	Douglas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.97 £85.51	$99.11 £74.36	-13.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 £40.49	$44.60 £33.46	-17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.54 £94.19	$111.22 £83.45	-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$162.46 £121.89	$69.38 £52.05	-57.3%
Average			-27.8%

London vs. Douglas - Cost of clothing

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