Cost of living comparison
Finland is 24.1% cheaper than Guam.
If you lived in Finland instead of Guam, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
Guam
|
Finland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.60
|
$14.18
€13.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.94
|
$10.44
€9.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$2.58
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$1.86
€1.77
|
|
pay 46.1% less for groceries
Guam
|
Finland
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.30
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.01
|
$3.70
€3.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
|
$4.27
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.17
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
|
$5.38
€5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.77
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.43
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.95
|
$1.67
€1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$0.56
€0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.75
€0.71
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
Guam
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
|
$7.64
€7.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$60.52
€57.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,800.37
€30,158.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.93
|
$18.35
€17.41
|
|
pay 63.9% less for housing
Guam
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.96
|
$22.24
€21.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,671.00
|
$734.49
€696.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.50
|
$604.75
€573.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$268.89
|
$96.90
€91.90
|
|
pay 49.3% less for childcare
Guam
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.83
|
$291.42
€276.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,000.00
|
$8,693.67
€8,244.75
|
|
pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports
Guam
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.24
|
$7.29
€6.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$4.21
€3.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.38
|
$10.54
€9.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.00
|
$41.73
€39.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$15.60
€14.79
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
Guam
|
Finland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.60
|
$75.15
€71.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.80
|
$31.18
€29.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.41
|
$82.09
€77.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.96
|
$108.56
€102.96
|
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