Cost of living comparison
Virgin Islands is 18.7% more expensive than Guam.
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Guam, you would:
pay 26.6% more for restaurants
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Guam
|
Virgin Islands
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.60
|
$24.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.94
|
$9.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$2.26
|
|
pay 41.0% more for groceries
|
Guam
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.30
|
$6.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.01
|
$7.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
|
$10.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.17
|
$6.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
|
$11.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.77
|
$3.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$2.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.43
|
$2.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.95
|
$4.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$1.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$2.47
|
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pay 18.3% more for transportation
|
Guam
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
|
$5.33
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,333.33
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.93
|
$52.43
|
|
pay 0.8% more for housing
|
Guam
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.96
|
$96.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,671.00
|
$1,781.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.50
|
$1,389.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$268.89
|
$266.22
|
|
pay 40.6% more for childcare
|
Guam
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.83
|
$991.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,000.00
|
$16,200.00
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guam
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.24
|
$5.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$6.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.38
|
$4.50
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.00
|
$109.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$12.67
|
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pay 5.1% more for clothing
|
Guam
|
Virgin Islands
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.60
|
$78.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.80
|
$62.38
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.41
|
$98.75
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.96
|
$91.67
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