Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 36.4% cheaper than Guam.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Guam, you would:
pay 48.5% less for restaurants
Guam
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.60
|
$6.16
₩8,841
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.94
|
$5.24
₩7,520
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$1.47
₩2,113
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.79
₩1,137
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Guam
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.30
|
$3.08
₩4,416
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.01
|
$5.40
₩7,758
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
|
$7.46
₩10,706
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.17
|
$2.76
₩3,958
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
|
$3.32
₩4,767
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.77
|
$3.17
₩4,547
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$1.49
₩2,137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.43
|
$2.53
₩3,634
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.95
|
$2.41
₩3,466
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$1.82
₩2,620
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$1.21
₩1,737
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
Guam
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
|
$4.39
₩6,305
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.32
₩65,049
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,023.07
₩38,790,260
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.93
|
$8.17
₩11,730
|
|
pay 73.0% less for housing
Guam
|
South Korea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.96
|
$17.65
₩25,342
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,671.00
|
$426.93
₩612,839
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.50
|
$328.41
₩471,421
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$268.89
|
$111.42
₩159,941
|
|
pay 7.0% less for childcare
Guam
|
South Korea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.83
|
$373.40
₩535,998
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,000.00
|
$22,907.58
₩32,882,679
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
Guam
|
South Korea
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.24
|
$3.09
₩4,441
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$3.39
₩4,865
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.38
|
$3.21
₩4,613
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.00
|
$45.71
₩65,616
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$10.10
₩14,496
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Guam
|
South Korea
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.60
|
$60.70
₩87,138
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.80
|
$44.52
₩63,910
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.41
|
$72.99
₩104,777
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.96
|
$93.73
₩134,545
|
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