Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 36.4% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Isle of Man
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.29
CHF21.93
|
$23.96
£18.49
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.39
CHF14.21
|
$8.64
£6.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.49
CHF3.89
|
$2.15
£1.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.51
|
$1.72
£1.32
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Isle of Man
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.46
CHF3.00
|
$1.66
£1.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.71
CHF11.02
|
$3.06
£2.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.96
CHF6.03
|
$5.87
£4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.50
CHF5.63
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.35
CHF10.71
|
$3.48
£2.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
CHF1.33
|
$1.03
£0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.90
|
$0.64
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.10
|
$1.00
£0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.51
CHF2.18
|
$1.67
£1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.92
|
$0.51
£0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.89
|
$0.82
£0.63
|
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pay 33.8% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Isle of Man
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.75
CHF6.72
|
$7.63
£5.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$108.37
CHF93.94
|
$40.36
£31.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,253.06
CHF30,558.44
|
$31,530.42
£24,327.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.64
CHF36.10
|
$16.65
£12.84
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Isle of Man
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.30
CHF45.34
|
$60.75
£46.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,574.30
CHF1,364.65
|
$1,127.21
£869.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,317.64
CHF1,142.17
|
$938.03
£723.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.73
CHF150.60
|
$130.63
£100.79
|
|
pay 50.7% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,462.28
CHF2,134.38
|
$1,008.97
£778.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,407.01
CHF27,224.57
|
$18,077.44
£13,947.56
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.36
CHF6.38
|
$4.79
£3.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.23
CHF4.53
|
$4.18
£3.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
CHF8.46
|
$15.13
£11.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.81
CHF73.51
|
$43.72
£33.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.50
CHF17.77
|
$11.35
£8.76
|
|
pay 52.1% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Isle of Man
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$120.31
CHF104.29
|
$52.97
£40.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.46
CHF52.41
|
$34.05
£26.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.36
CHF113.00
|
$64.95
£50.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$165.15
CHF143.16
|
$68.53
£52.87
|
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