Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 59.6% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,729
|
$23.96
£18.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,882
|
$2.15
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩998
|
$1.72
£1.35
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,152
|
$3.06
£2.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,553
|
$5.87
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,834
|
$3.48
£2.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,742
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,882
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,372
|
$1.00
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,750
|
$1.67
£1.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,288
|
$0.51
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,489
|
$0.82
£0.64
|
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,198
|
$7.63
£6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩65,301
|
$40.36
£31.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩11,918
|
$16.65
£13.10
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩571,118
|
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩447,700
|
$938.03
£738.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
|
pay 78.4% more for childcare
South Korea
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩523,473
|
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
|
pay 88.7% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩3,962
|
$4.79
£3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,676
|
$4.18
£3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩66,298
|
$43.72
£34.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,306
|
$11.35
£8.93
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩133,835
|
$68.53
£53.94
|
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