Cost of living comparison
Guam is 2.0 times more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Guam instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Guam
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥924
|
$19.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥689
|
$8.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥142
|
$2.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥112
|
$1.81
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Japan
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥197
|
$4.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥777
|
$8.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥721
|
$12.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥279
|
$4.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥362
|
$4.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥270
|
$3.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥155
|
$1.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥247
|
$4.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥253
|
$3.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥156
|
$2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥126
|
$1.39
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
Japan
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥585
|
$5.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥8,501
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,006,223
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,426
|
$36.93
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Japan
|
Guam
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥4,691
|
$90.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥67,374
|
$1,624.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥45,104
|
$1,439.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥15,004
|
$245.97
|
|
pay 74.3% more for childcare
Japan
|
Guam
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥33,735
|
$510.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,515,163
|
$14,733.33
|
|
pay 90.5% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥365
|
$5.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥384
|
$5.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥542
|
$7.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥7,785
|
$130.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,622
|
$12.50
|
|
pay 47.2% more for clothing
Japan
|
Guam
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥5,420
|
$60.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥3,640
|
$49.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥7,430
|
$80.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥11,986
|
$77.69
|
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