Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 37.5% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Isle of Man
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 18.9% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Isle of Man
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 33.1% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Isle of Man
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$908.29
£723.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
$838.42
£668.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
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