Cost of living comparison
Guam is 2.0 times more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Guam instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 32.6% more for restaurants
San Marino
|
Guam
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.27
|
$18.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.80
|
$9.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.52
|
$2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.21
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
San Marino
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.53
|
$5.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€6.12
|
$9.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.77
|
$12.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€2.04
|
$5.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.70
|
$3.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$3.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
San Marino
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.89
|
$5.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€31.64
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€21,941.46
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€20.72
|
$36.93
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
San Marino
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€30.36
|
$90.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€484.75
|
$1,671.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€484.75
|
$1,519.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€64.38
|
$268.89
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
San Marino
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€333.37
|
$485.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,102.66
|
$21,000.00
|
|
pay 94.8% more for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.08
|
$5.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$4.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.52
|
$8.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€66.33
|
$117.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.63
|
$12.12
|
|
pay 11.7% more for clothing
San Marino
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€96.95
|
$65.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€30.62
|
$57.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€102.05
|
$92.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€86.75
|
$105.96
|
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