Cost of living comparison
Germany is 6.6% cheaper than Guam.
If you lived in Germany instead of Guam, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
Guam
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
|
$12.84
€12.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Guam
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.76
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.56
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.69
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.41
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.81
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.66
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 31.3% more for transportation
Guam
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
|
$8.31
€7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$73.47
€68.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.41
|
$21.90
€20.55
|
|
pay 46.2% less for housing
Guam
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.27
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,304.42
|
$759.74
€712.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.96
|
$577.93
€542.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$283.31
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
|
pay 8.8% less for childcare
Guam
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.08
|
$325.78
€305.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,850.00
|
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
Guam
|
Germany
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.09
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$115.38
|
$34.77
€32.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Guam
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.17
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.75
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.17
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
|
$113.48
€106.47
|
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