Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 1.6% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 84.3% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 18.5% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 13.8% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
|
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