Cost of living comparison
Guam is 55.5% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
If you lived in Guam instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 7.5% more for restaurants
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$14.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$8.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$1.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$3.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$6.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$10.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$4.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$4.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$6.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$2.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$1.16
|
|
pay 41.4% less for transportation
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$38.41
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
$119.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$1,304.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$1,073.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
$283.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$397.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,850.00
|
pay 53.9% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$5.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$8.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$115.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.50
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$46.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$105.66
|
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