Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 18.4% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 24.1% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR274.28
|
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR244.36
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.74
|
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.43
|
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
|
pay 36.9% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.17
|
$2.81
GTQ21.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR269.29
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR260.51
|
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR93.09
|
$2.29
GTQ17.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR137.23
|
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.78
|
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.41
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR65.03
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.58
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.97
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR271.69
|
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR997.38
|
$12.87
GTQ99.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,595,815.04
|
$18,024.02
GTQ139,925.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR947.52
|
$8.43
GTQ65.47
|
|
pay 29.6% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,668.00
|
$41.10
GTQ319.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,277.53
|
$546.68
GTQ4,244.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,288.00
|
$378.18
GTQ2,935.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,502.53
|
$60.66
GTQ470.89
|
|
pay 30.9% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,206.57
|
$192.19
GTQ1,492.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR179,529.19
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,030.63
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.71
|
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.93
|
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR299.22
|
$3.60
GTQ27.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,296.60
|
$57.93
GTQ449.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR249.35
|
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
|
pay 23.4% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,692.94
|
$55.87
GTQ433.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,047.96
|
$54.70
GTQ424.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,222.26
|
$106.57
GTQ827.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,490.85
|
$120.70
GTQ937.00
|
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