Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 4.8 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS242
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 35.1% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 80.3% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
$908.29
£723.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
|
pay 17.4 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
$838.42
£668.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 99.0% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
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