Jersey vs. Guam Cost of Living Summary

Jersey is 8.3% more expensive than Guam overall.

Restaurants
pay 48.0% more in Jersey
Groceries
pay 27.6% less in Jersey
Transportation
pay 47.4% more in Jersey
Housing
pay 14.3% less in Jersey
Childcare
pay 4.8 times more in Jersey
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.5% more in Jersey

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Jersey are more expensive than in Guam. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Jersey. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Jersey.

Jersey vs. Guam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jersey instead of Guam, you would:

pay 48.0% more for restaurants

 
Guam
Jersey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
 
$39.64
£29.68
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$15.00
 
$10.57
£7.91
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.00
 
$3.28
£2.46

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pay 27.6% less for groceries

 
Guam
Jersey
Bread
1 loaf
$6.75
 
$2.75
£2.06
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.60
£2.70
Milk (1 gallon) $12.82
 
$8.51
£6.37

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pay 47.4% more for transportation

 
Guam
Jersey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.30
 
$7.81
£5.85
Monthly public transit pass ?? $68.71
£51.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $26,428.74
£19,786.43

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pay 14.3% less for housing

 
Guam
Jersey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$86.25
 
$72.68
£54.41
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,850.00
 
$1,838.45
£1,376.39
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,000.00
 
$1,568.11
£1,173.99

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

 
Guam
Jersey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $560.00
 
$2,708.95
£2,028.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $11,892.93
£8,903.89

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pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Guam
Jersey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.50
 
$7.93
£5.94
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.50
 
$4.83
£3.62
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.25
 
$19.82
£14.84

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Guam
Jersey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $103.51
£77.50
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $72.68
£54.41
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $118.93
£89.04

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