Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 2.6 times more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO170.76
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO209.65
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.08
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.58
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO45.97
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO63.85
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO144.50
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO66.63
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO86.81
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO94.87
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.28
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO50.94
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.73
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.22
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.24
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO173.93
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO256.97
|
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO611,916.19
|
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO254.99
|
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,609.44
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,520.88
|
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,238.14
|
$908.29
£723.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,974.52
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,159.92
|
$838.42
£668.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO161,062.48
|
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.03
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO80.47
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO112.40
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,130.21
|
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO187.27
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,244.58
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,249.44
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,768.63
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,018.97
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
|
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