Cost of living comparison
Puerto Rico is 25.0% cheaper than Guam.
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Guam, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
Guam
|
Puerto Rico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
|
$14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
|
$7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
|
$1.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
Guam
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.76
|
$2.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.56
|
$3.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.69
|
$7.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.41
|
$3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
|
$3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.81
|
$2.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.66
|
$2.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 28.3% less for transportation
Guam
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
|
$3.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$44.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,221.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.41
|
$14.70
|
|
pay 45.5% less for housing
Guam
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.27
|
$62.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,304.42
|
$792.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.96
|
$512.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$283.31
|
$161.72
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
Guam
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.08
|
$334.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,850.00
|
$6,664.55
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
Guam
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
|
$2.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.09
|
$10.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$115.38
|
$38.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
|
$8.40
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Guam
|
Puerto Rico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.17
|
$41.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.75
|
$44.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.17
|
$84.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
|
$90.14
|
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