Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 26.6% cheaper than Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 22.3% less for restaurants
Virgin Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.70
|
$22.36
£17.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
|
$8.43
£6.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
|
$1.92
£1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
|
$1.65
£1.32
|
|
pay 63.0% less for groceries
Virgin Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.49
|
$1.49
£1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
|
$3.19
£2.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.60
|
$5.12
£4.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.69
|
$2.94
£2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.49
|
$3.13
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.89
|
$1.09
£0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$1.18
£0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.02
|
$1.35
£1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.57
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
Virgin Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
|
$6.94
£5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$140.00
|
$39.75
£31.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
|
$23,599.90
£18,945.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.44
|
$15.90
£12.76
|
|
pay 41.3% less for housing
Virgin Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.03
|
$50.51
£40.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.67
|
$1,090.29
£875.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.00
|
$908.29
£729.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.67
|
$115.99
£93.11
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
Virgin Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,020.62
|
$838.42
£673.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,687.50
|
$17,699.93
£14,208.83
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
Virgin Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
|
$4.35
£3.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.56
|
$3.62
£2.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
|
$14.91
£11.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$110.93
|
$37.88
£30.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.35
|
$9.94
£7.98
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
Virgin Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.00
|
$49.06
£39.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.40
|
$35.28
£28.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.67
|
$53.00
£42.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.33
|
$53.00
£42.54
|
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