Cost of living comparison
Guam is 3.5 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Guam instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Guam
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY213.73
|
$19.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY208.11
|
$8.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.91
|
$2.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.49
|
$1.81
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.71
|
$4.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY121.92
|
$8.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY99.02
|
$12.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY48.97
|
$4.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY86.52
|
$4.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.75
|
$3.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY20.10
|
$1.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.17
|
$4.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY12.01
|
$3.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY9.02
|
$2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.83
|
$1.39
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY154.81
|
$5.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY645.20
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,412,787.37
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY223.81
|
$36.93
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY357.47
|
$90.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,698.05
|
$1,624.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,332.52
|
$1,439.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,487.05
|
$245.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,528.39
|
$510.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY201,627.44
|
$14,733.33
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY81.43
|
$5.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY77.98
|
$5.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.67
|
$7.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,125.95
|
$130.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY151.43
|
$12.50
|
|
pay 18.0% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,552.56
|
$60.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,275.17
|
$49.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,741.70
|
$80.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,517.79
|
$77.69
|
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