Cost of Living inDouglas, Isle of Man
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Isle of Man: $88,329/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 25% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Monthly Costs
Rent
Food
Transport
Utilities
Education
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Isle of Man yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Douglas. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Douglas is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Isle of Man.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
MixedLow out-of-pocket burden and life expectancy is high help, but coverage looks thinner.
Public care
LimitedRelatively low patient cost-sharing help, but public coverage looks thinner and public funding looks lighter.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
0/100
2025
Physicians
1.45/1k
2010
Hospital beds
1.75/1k
1990
Out of pocket
0%
2025
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
81.1 yrs
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedMultiple facilities have websites help, but price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedMultiple facilities have crawlable websites help, but published self-pay prices are scarce.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Isle of Man yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2016 annual wages in Douglas, Isle of Man · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Douglas compared with the US?
Your money goes roughly the same distance in Douglas as in the US — Douglas is close to purchasing-power parity with the baseline market right now. We are using the country-level cost index for Isle of Man here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Douglas cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Douglas is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 25% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Douglas. We are using the country-level cost index for Isle of Man here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Douglas compare with New York City?
Rent in Douglas is about 68% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Isle of Man here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Douglas?
Groceries in Douglas are about 35% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 8% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Isle of Man here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Douglas
Douglas is the capital of the Isle of Man, a British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, with about 26,000 residents on the eastern coast of the island. The local economy is dominated by offshore financial services including banking, insurance, and corporate services, alongside e-gaming, a long-standing aerospace and engineering sector, and the international tourism event of the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races each spring. English is the dominant language, with Manx Gaelic supported as a heritage language and taught in schools. The climate is mild oceanic, cooler and wetter than southern England. The island sits outside the UK and EU but maintains specific arrangements with both, requiring work permits for most foreign residents. Douglas suits relocators with specific financial, gaming, or engineering employment.
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