Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 46.8% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 54.3% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Isle of Man
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.94
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 26.3% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.34
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.42
|
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
$23,599.90
£18,810.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.89
|
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 44.4% more for housing
Portugal
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€659.61
|
$1,090.29
£869.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€514.86
|
$908.29
£723.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
$115.99
£92.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Portugal
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€329.91
|
$838.42
£668.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
$17,699.93
£14,108.03
|
|
pay 89.4% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.57
|
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.99
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Isle of Man
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
$49.06
£39.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
$35.28
£28.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
$53.00
£42.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.62
|
$53.00
£42.24
|
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