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South Korea vs. Guam Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 36.8% cheaper than Guam overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.5% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 28.5% less in South Korea
Transportation: pay 25.5% less in South Korea
Housing: pay 68.0% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 37.2% less in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.2% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 10.8% less in South Korea

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

South Korea vs. Guam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Guam, you would:

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pay 47.5% less for restaurants

	Guam	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.20	$6.72 ₩9,695	-66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.85	$5.50 ₩7,929	-53.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88	$1.47 ₩2,114	-22.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57	$0.82 ₩1,190	-47.6%
Average			-47.5%

Guam vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.5% less for groceries

	Guam	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$6.09	$2.87 ₩4,145	-52.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.85	$5.63 ₩8,113	-52.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.18	$7.67 ₩11,070	-41.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.68	$2.84 ₩4,091	-50.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62	$3.34 ₩4,812	-27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.29	$3.24 ₩4,667	-1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34	$1.39 ₩2,002	+3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.16	$2.80 ₩4,033	-11.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.40	$2.40 ₩3,467	-29.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.97	$1.78 ₩2,571	-9.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.02	$1.20 ₩1,737	-40.3%
Average			-28.5%

Guam vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.5% less for transportation

	Guam	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68	$4.40 ₩6,347	-22.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$47.17 ₩68,039	-21.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,190.00	$26,440.41 ₩38,135,795	-32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.33 ₩12,017
Average			-25.5%

Guam vs. South Korea - Cost of transportation

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pay 68.0% less for housing

	Guam	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.39	$21.68 ₩31,276	-75.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,732.50	$473.91 ₩683,528	-72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,430.50	$357.19 ₩515,179	-75.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$259.69	$132.53 ₩191,156	-49.0%
Average			-68.0%

Guam vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 37.2% less for childcare

	Guam	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$514.38	$378.52 ₩545,956	-26.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,000.00	$15,055.40 ₩21,714,861	-48.1%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Guam	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.32	$3.12 ₩4,497	-41.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.06	$3.57 ₩5,146	-29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.60	$3.18 ₩4,592	-63.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.00	$49.86 ₩71,914	-43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.25	$10.12 ₩14,594	-23.6%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 10.8% less for clothing

	Guam	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.33	$66.46 ₩95,857	+22.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00	$50.68 ₩73,102	-22.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.83	$72.74 ₩104,915	-19.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.00	$103.23 ₩148,898	-23.5%
Average			-10.8%

Guam vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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