Cost of living comparison
Guam is 14.7% more expensive than Virginia.
If you lived in Guam instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
Virginia
|
Guam
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
|
$19.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$8.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$2.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
|
$1.81
|
|
pay 62.7% more for groceries
Virginia
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$4.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
|
$8.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$12.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$4.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
|
$4.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$3.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
|
$1.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$4.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$3.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$1.39
|
|
pay 78.3% more for transportation
Virginia
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.32
|
$5.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.00
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,777.13
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.76
|
$36.93
|
|
pay 22.9% more for housing
Virginia
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.15
|
$90.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.58
|
$1,624.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,520.70
|
$1,439.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.54
|
$245.97
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
Virginia
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.77
|
$510.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$32,979.32
|
$14,733.33
|
|
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.25
|
$5.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$5.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.31
|
$7.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.65
|
$130.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
|
$12.50
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Virginia
|
Guam
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.68
|
$60.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.24
|
$49.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
|
$80.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.98
|
$77.69
|
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