Cost of living comparison
Guam is 3.0 times more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Guam instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Guam
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD115.61
|
$14.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD62.83
|
$8.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.68
|
$1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.42
|
$1.47
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Namibia
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.17
|
$3.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD53.44
|
$6.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD78.80
|
$10.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD38.31
|
$4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD38.59
|
$4.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.11
|
$4.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.21
|
$1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.58
|
$6.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.86
|
$2.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.00
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.08
|
$1.16
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Namibia
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD79.88
|
$5.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD396.74
|
$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD201,053.91
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD127.67
|
$38.41
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Namibia
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,025.27
|
$119.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,813.49
|
$1,304.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,474.41
|
$1,073.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,032.22
|
$283.31
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,198.52
|
$397.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD58,168.25
|
$11,850.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD23.88
|
$4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.26
|
$5.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD45.74
|
$8.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD720.02
|
$115.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD85.45
|
$10.50
|
|
pay 32.7% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD741.39
|
$46.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD474.86
|
$40.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,897.45
|
$92.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,146.62
|
$105.66
|
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