Cost of living comparison
Guam is 12.1% more expensive than Washington.
If you lived in Guam instead of Washington, you would:
pay 21.5% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Guam
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.96
|
$14.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.22
|
$8.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
|
$1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
|
$1.47
|
|
pay 66.4% more for groceries
Washington
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$3.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
|
$6.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
|
$10.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.62
|
$4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.40
|
$4.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$4.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$6.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$2.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$1.16
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
Washington
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
|
$5.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.93
|
$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,741.28
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.12
|
$38.41
|
|
pay 38.0% more for housing
Washington
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.08
|
$119.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.40
|
$1,304.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,418.32
|
$1,073.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.00
|
$283.31
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
Washington
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,309.82
|
$397.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,297.89
|
$11,850.00
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
|
$4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$5.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.93
|
$8.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.29
|
$115.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$10.50
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Washington
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.56
|
$46.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
|
$40.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.20
|
$92.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.25
|
$105.66
|
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