Guam vs. Portugal Cost of Living Summary

Guam is 78.1% more expensive than Portugal overall.

Restaurants
pay 28.9% more in Guam
Groceries
pay 2.7 times more in Guam
Transportation
pay 33.3% less in Guam
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in Guam
Childcare
pay 13.9% more in Guam
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Guam

The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare in Guam are more expensive than in Portugal. Notably, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Guam.

Guam vs. Portugal Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guam instead of Portugal, you would:

pay 28.9% more for restaurants

 
Portugal
Guam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.01
€11.67
$15.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.54
€8.55
$15.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.90
€1.71
$3.00
 

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

 
Portugal
Guam
Bread
1 loaf
$1.56
€1.40
$6.75
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.65
€5.07
??
Milk (1 gallon) $4.09
€3.67
$12.82
 

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pay 33.3% less for transportation

 
Portugal
Guam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.95
€7.13
$5.30
 
Monthly public transit pass $37.81
€33.92
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,409.36
€29,973.20
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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Portugal
Guam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.38
€35.33
$86.25
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $962.54
€863.54
$1,850.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $770.06
€690.86
$2,000.00
 

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pay 13.9% more for childcare

 
Portugal
Guam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $491.62
€441.06
$560.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,398.72
€9,329.21
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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Portugal
Guam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.77
€2.48
$6.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.05
€1.84
$5.50
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.15
€5.51
$8.25
 

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Portugal
Guam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.47
€72.20
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.54
€33.68
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.61
€77.70
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