Cost of living comparison

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

Guam is 23.2% more expensive than Pennsylvania.

Restaurants
pay 3.6% less in Guam
Groceries
pay 43.8% more in Guam
Transportation
pay 68.1% more in Guam
Housing
pay 48.7% more in Guam
Childcare
pay 54.1% less in Guam
Entertainment and Sports
pay 38.5% more in Guam
Clothing
pay 20.8% more in Guam

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Guam are more expensive than in Pennsylvania. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Guam.

Guam vs. Pennsylvania Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.6% less for restaurants

 
Pennsylvania
Guam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.53
 
$18.60
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.30
 
$9.94
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.27
 
$2.02
 

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pay 43.8% more for groceries

 
Pennsylvania
Guam
Bread
1 loaf
$3.25
 
$5.30
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.37
 
$9.01
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.35
 
$12.14
 

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pay 68.1% more for transportation

 
Pennsylvania
Guam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.58
 
$5.64
 
Monthly public transit pass $66.58
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,817.25
 
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pay 48.7% more for housing

 
Pennsylvania
Guam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$62.16
 
$90.96
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,357.77
 
$1,671.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,179.21
 
$1,519.50
 

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pay 54.1% less for childcare

 
Pennsylvania
Guam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,481.93
 
$485.83
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $35,614.17
 
$21,000.00
 

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pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Pennsylvania
Guam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.58
 
$5.24
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.03
 
$4.91
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.13
 
$8.38
 

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pay 20.8% more for clothing

 
Pennsylvania
Guam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.27
 
$65.60
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.31
 
$57.80
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.69
 
$92.41
 

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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: May 2025
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