Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 2.3 times more expensive than Guam.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Guam, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Guam
|
Monaco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.60
|
$36.21
€34.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.94
|
$11.32
€10.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$5.61
€5.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$8.77
€8.35
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
Guam
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.30
|
$5.69
€5.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.01
|
$11.39
€10.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
|
$8.62
€8.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.17
|
$5.55
€5.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
|
$8.45
€8.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.77
|
$2.57
€2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$2.47
€2.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.43
|
$1.98
€1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.95
|
$2.92
€2.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$1.69
€1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$2.02
€1.93
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
Guam
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
|
$8.68
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.74
€28.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$49,160.43
€46,810.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.93
|
$21.44
€20.41
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Guam
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.96
|
$110.93
€105.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,671.00
|
$9,401.30
€8,951.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.50
|
$6,591.34
€6,276.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$268.89
|
$292.40
€278.42
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Guam
|
Monaco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.83
|
$2,759.79
€2,627.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,000.00
|
$29,406.50
€28,000.87
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Guam
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.24
|
$9.11
€8.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$6.29
€5.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.38
|
$12.06
€11.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.00
|
$512.44
€487.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$15.00
€14.29
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Guam
|
Monaco
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.60
|
$194.39
€185.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.80
|
$75.16
€71.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.41
|
$203.37
€193.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.96
|
$446.93
€425.56
|
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