Cost of living comparison
Guam is 2.1 times more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Guam instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 50.2% more for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Guam
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.75
|
$18.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.60
|
$9.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.32
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Slovakia
|
Guam
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.28
|
$5.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.75
|
$9.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.70
|
$12.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.26
|
$5.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.97
|
$3.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$3.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.44
|
$2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Slovakia
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.04
|
$5.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€25.41
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€23,262.15
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€11.08
|
$36.93
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Slovakia
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.61
|
$90.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€539.78
|
$1,671.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€445.74
|
$1,519.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€162.89
|
$268.89
|
|
pay 90.7% more for childcare
Slovakia
|
Guam
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€381.70
|
$485.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,683.93
|
$21,000.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.89
|
$5.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.24
|
$4.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€4.99
|
$8.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€38.12
|
$117.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.82
|
$12.12
|
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pay 33.2% more for clothing
Slovakia
|
Guam
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€60.54
|
$65.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€27.81
|
$57.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€75.15
|
$92.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€87.86
|
$105.96
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