Cost of living comparison
Guam is 55.1% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Guam instead of Japan, you would:
pay 72.9% more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Guam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,077
|
$14.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥814
|
$8.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥178
|
$1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥141
|
$1.47
|
|
pay 68.5% more for groceries
|
Japan
|
Guam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$3.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,049
|
$6.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥866
|
$10.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥293
|
$4.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥492
|
$4.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥399
|
$4.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥211
|
$1.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥324
|
$6.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥336
|
$2.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥215
|
$1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥153
|
$1.16
|
|
pay 3.6% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Guam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥751
|
$5.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,149
|
$40.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,128
|
$38.41
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Japan
|
Guam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
$119.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥91,961
|
$1,304.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,942
|
$1,073.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
$283.31
|
|
pay 5.8% more for childcare
|
Japan
|
Guam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,833
|
$397.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
$11,850.00
|
|
pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Guam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥475
|
$4.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥496
|
$5.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥673
|
$8.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,659
|
$115.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,049
|
$10.50
|
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pay 26.0% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Guam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
$46.17
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
$40.75
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
$92.17
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,190
|
$105.66
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