Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 14.0% more expensive than Guam.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Guam, you would:
pay 20.3% more for restaurants
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Guam
|
Ireland
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
|
$17.34
€15.21
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
|
$9.84
€8.63
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
|
$2.29
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
|
$1.74
€1.53
|
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pay 26.6% less for groceries
|
Guam
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.79
|
$1.75
€1.53
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.90
|
$4.71
€4.13
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.76
|
$4.87
€4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
|
$3.24
€2.84
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
|
$4.18
€3.66
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
|
$1.28
€1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.68
|
$1.15
€1.01
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$1.29
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.91
€0.80
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
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pay 28.2% more for transportation
|
Guam
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
|
$6.39
€5.61
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$70.00
|
$143.49
€125.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,500.00
|
$31,678.88
€27,779.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.27
|
$18.11
€15.88
|
|
pay 29.6% less for housing
|
Guam
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
|
$59.16
€51.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,488.54
|
$1,183.64
€1,037.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,040.62
|
$982.69
€861.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$318.72
|
$141.79
€124.33
|
|
pay 68.2% more for childcare
|
Guam
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$349.79
|
$870.31
€763.18
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,700.00
|
$9,384.51
€8,229.28
|
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pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guam
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
|
$5.81
€5.09
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
|
$3.85
€3.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.06
|
$16.18
€14.19
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.42
|
$56.03
€49.13
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.69
|
$12.34
€10.82
|
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pay 11.9% more for clothing
|
Guam
|
Ireland
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
|
$86.44
€75.80
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
|
$40.27
€35.32
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.67
|
$94.96
€83.27
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.47
|
$96.17
€84.33
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