Cost of living comparison

 Guam
compared to
 Mississippi, USA
Mississippi vs. Guam Cost of Living Summary

Mississippi is 9.7% cheaper than Guam overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.5% less in Mississippi
Groceries
pay 36.2% less in Mississippi
Transportation
pay 56.3% less in Mississippi
Housing
pay 38.0% less in Mississippi
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Mississippi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.2% less in Mississippi
Clothing
pay 23.3% less in Mississippi

Expenses including transportation, housing, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Mississippi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mississippi.

Mississippi vs. Guam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mississippi instead of Guam, you would:

pay 3.5% less for restaurants

 
Guam
Mississippi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.60
 
$16.21
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.94
 
$9.46
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.02
 
$2.06
 

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pay 36.2% less for groceries

 
Guam
Mississippi
Bread
1 loaf
$5.30
 
$2.75
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.01
 
$5.60
 
Milk (1 gallon) $12.14
 
$3.80
 

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pay 56.3% less for transportation

 
Guam
Mississippi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.64
 
$2.81
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $40.67
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $37,721.76
 

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pay 38.0% less for housing

 
Guam
Mississippi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$90.96
 
$68.08
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,671.00
 
$1,083.04
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,519.50
 
$969.79
 

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Guam
Mississippi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $485.83
 
$1,753.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $21,000.00
 
$11,930.57
 

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pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Guam
Mississippi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.24
 
$4.43
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.91
 
$4.93
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.38
 
$8.53
 

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pay 23.3% less for clothing

 
Guam
Mississippi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.60
 
$37.46
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.80
 
$42.86
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.41
 
$80.22
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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