Cost of living comparison
Guam is 60.9% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Guam instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 30.3% more for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Guam
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
|
$14.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$1.47
|
|
pay 38.7% more for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$3.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$6.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
|
$10.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$4.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
|
$5.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.46
|
$38.41
|
|
pay 77.9% more for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Guam
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.25
|
$119.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
|
$1,304.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.00
|
$1,073.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.63
|
$283.31
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.50
|
$397.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,674.00
|
$11,850.00
|
|
pay 31.1% more for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$5.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$8.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.75
|
$115.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$10.50
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Guam
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.75
|
$46.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
|
$40.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$92.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$105.66
|
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