Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 2.0 times more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Isle of Man
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
MVR93.10
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
MVR142.17
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
MVR23.99
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MVR5.37
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
MVR26.73
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.57
MVR70.64
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
MVR106.09
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
MVR23.78
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MVR27.11
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
MVR19.83
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
MVR18.77
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
MVR19.12
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MVR23.11
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
Maldives
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
MVR55.85
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.48
MVR332.15
|
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,062.50
MVR603,906.25
|
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.81
MVR228.98
|
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
Maldives
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.47
MVR1,120.37
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$882.70
MVR13,646.60
|
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.72
MVR9,673.68
|
$908.29
£723.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.15
MVR1,857.47
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Maldives
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.49
MVR2,450.22
|
$838.42
£668.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,864.58
MVR44,286.46
|
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
|
pay 39.8% more for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
MVR45.29
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
MVR40.26
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.51
MVR100.65
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.58
MVR1,075.71
|
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.73
MVR119.52
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
Maldives
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.52
MVR626.43
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.41
MVR593.84
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.29
MVR1,040.30
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.80
MVR986.38
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
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