Somalia vs. Guam Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 80.6% cheaper than Guam overall.

Restaurants
pay 70.4% less in Somalia
Groceries
pay 64.1% less in Somalia
Transportation
pay 32.7% less in Somalia
Housing
pay 92.4% less in Somalia
Childcare
pay 90.8% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 77.7% less in Somalia

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Somalia.

Somalia vs. Guam Cost Breakdown

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

pay 70.4% less for restaurants

 
Guam
Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
 
$3.33
SOS1,909
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$15.00
 
$5.00
SOS2,863
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.00
 
$1.04
SOS595

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pay 64.1% less for groceries

 
Guam
Somalia
Bread
1 loaf
$6.75
 
$1.35
SOS775
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.50
SOS1,432
Milk (1 gallon) $12.82
 
$7.02
SOS4,022

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pay 32.7% less for transportation

 
Guam
Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.30
 
$3.57
SOS2,042
Monthly public transit pass ?? $12.17
SOS6,971
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $10,000.00
SOS6M

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pay 92.4% less for housing

 
Guam
Somalia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$86.25
 
$39.56
SOS22,650
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,850.00
 
$143.33
SOS82,076
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,000.00
 
$77.50
SOS44,378

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pay 90.8% less for childcare

 
Guam
Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $560.00
 
$51.67
SOS29,585
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $515.00
SOS295K

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pay 77.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Guam
Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.50
 
??
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.50
 
$1.67
SOS954
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.25
 
$1.00
SOS573

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Guam
Somalia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $12.50
SOS7,158
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $16.33
SOS9,353
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $18.50
SOS10,593

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