Cost of living comparison
South Carolina is 0.1% more expensive than Guam.
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Guam, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
Guam
|
South Carolina
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.25
|
$19.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
|
$11.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$2.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
|
$1.82
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Guam
|
South Carolina
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.50
|
$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.94
|
$5.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.91
|
$3.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
|
$3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
|
$4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$2.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.62
|
$2.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.37
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
Guam
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
|
$3.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,719.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.93
|
$19.66
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
Guam
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.96
|
$63.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,624.33
|
$1,418.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,439.50
|
$1,353.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$245.97
|
$142.73
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Guam
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$510.83
|
$1,435.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,733.33
|
$22,437.28
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guam
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.54
|
$4.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.20
|
$5.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.97
|
$7.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.62
|
$33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$11.80
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Guam
|
South Carolina
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.50
|
$43.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
|
$42.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
|
$84.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.69
|
$113.36
|
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