Cost of living comparison
Virgin Islands is 18.7% more expensive than Guam overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.6% more in Virgin Islands
- Groceries
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pay 41.0% more in Virgin Islands
- Transportation
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pay 18.3% more in Virgin Islands
- Housing
-
pay 0.8% more in Virgin Islands
- Childcare
-
pay 40.6% more in Virgin Islands
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.7% less in Virgin Islands
- Clothing
-
pay 5.1% more in Virgin Islands
The cost of groceries, childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and housing in Virgin Islands are more expensive than in Guam.
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Guam, you would:
pay 26.6% more for restaurants
|
Guam
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.60
|
$24.00
|
|
|
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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
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
|
|
pay 18.3% more for transportation
|
Guam
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
|
$5.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,333.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.93
|
$52.43
|
|
pay 0.8% more for housing
|
Guam
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.00
|
$109.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$12.67
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
|
Guam
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.60
|
$78.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.80
|
$62.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.41
|
$98.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.96
|
$91.67
|
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