Cost of living comparison
Germany is 16.4% cheaper than Guam.
If you lived in Germany instead of Guam, you would:
pay 15.3% more for restaurants
Guam
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.60
|
$14.04
€13.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.94
|
$10.20
€9.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$2.80
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$2.41
€2.31
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
Guam
|
Germany
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.30
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.01
|
$6.71
€6.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
|
$4.38
€4.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.17
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
|
$6.24
€5.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.77
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.70
€0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.43
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.95
|
$2.10
€2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$0.66
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
Guam
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
|
$7.07
€6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.96
€50.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,807.86
€27,652.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.93
|
$23.02
€22.09
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
Guam
|
Germany
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.96
|
$48.22
€46.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,671.00
|
$790.39
€758.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.50
|
$625.27
€600.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$268.89
|
$230.06
€220.83
|
|
pay 23.5% less for childcare
Guam
|
Germany
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.83
|
$458.39
€440.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,000.00
|
$12,308.95
€11,815.07
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
Guam
|
Germany
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.24
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$3.49
€3.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.38
|
$8.74
€8.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.00
|
$36.01
€34.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$12.80
€12.28
|
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pay 2.9% more for clothing
Guam
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.60
|
$82.34
€79.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.80
|
$40.78
€39.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.41
|
$91.59
€87.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.96
|
$123.43
€118.48
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