Cost of living comparison
Guam is 32.5% more expensive than United Kingdom overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.0% more in Guam
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Guam
- Transportation
-
pay 47.5% more in Guam
- Housing
-
pay 57.8% more in Guam
- Childcare
-
pay 27.4% less in Guam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 22.5% more in Guam
- Clothing
-
pay 9.9% more in Guam
The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Guam are more expensive than in United Kingdom. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Guam.
If you lived in Guam instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 1.0% more for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Guam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.48
|
$18.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.17
|
$9.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.73
|
$2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.21
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Guam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.18
|
$5.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.37
|
$9.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.59
|
$12.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.92
|
$5.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.87
|
$3.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.95
|
$2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$1.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.97
|
$3.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.10
|
$2.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.50
|
$1.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.50
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 47.5% more for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Guam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.48
|
$5.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£76.08
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£26,978.10
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.28
|
$36.93
|
|
pay 57.8% more for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Guam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£30.52
|
$90.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£963.16
|
$1,671.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£790.64
|
$1,519.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£177.52
|
$268.89
|
|
pay 27.4% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Guam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,159.87
|
$485.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,428.47
|
$21,000.00
|
|
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Guam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.36
|
$5.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.19
|
$4.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.53
|
$8.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£35.10
|
$117.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£9.99
|
$12.12
|
|
pay 9.9% more for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Guam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£60.74
|
$65.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£31.08
|
$57.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£69.98
|
$92.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£74.91
|
$105.96
|
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