Cost of living comparison
Italy is 25.8% cheaper than Guam overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 3.1% less in Italy
- Groceries
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pay 42.5% less in Italy
- Transportation
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pay 10.0% less in Italy
- Housing
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pay 59.9% less in Italy
- Childcare
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pay 25.1% less in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 34.8% less in Italy
- Clothing
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pay 5.0% less in Italy
Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and clothing are lower in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Guam, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
|
Guam
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.60
|
$16.15
€14.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.94
|
$10.06
€8.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$2.55
€2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$1.22
€1.07
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
|
Guam
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.30
|
$2.04
€1.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.01
|
$6.83
€6.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
|
$5.53
€4.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.17
|
$3.41
€3.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
|
$5.05
€4.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.77
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.43
|
$1.04
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.95
|
$1.31
€1.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$0.76
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.71
€0.63
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
|
Guam
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
|
$7.22
€6.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.81
€34.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,223.13
€24,848.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.93
|
$19.13
€16.84
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
|
Guam
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.96
|
$28.87
€25.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,671.00
|
$656.19
€577.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.50
|
$511.91
€450.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$268.89
|
$150.39
€132.41
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
|
Guam
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.83
|
$508.72
€447.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,000.00
|
$9,465.55
€8,333.82
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guam
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.24
|
$5.01
€4.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$1.69
€1.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.38
|
$6.20
€5.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.00
|
$52.12
€45.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$9.39
€8.27
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
|
Guam
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.60
|
$78.41
€69.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.80
|
$33.87
€29.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.41
|
$86.07
€75.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.96
|
$115.43
€101.63
|
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