Arlington vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$266
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	56
😀 Quality of life	78	41
🏙️ Population	394K	528K

The cost of living in Arlington is 165% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 2397th and 7136th ($1907 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 10th in the United States and Guatemala, respectively. Check the United States vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Mixco. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 894th and 7770th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Mixco

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	Arlington	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$41.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$4.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$3.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$7.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$12.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$53.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$13931

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$900
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$1062
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$938
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$934
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$936
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$734
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$897
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1221
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$761
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1246
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1274
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$990
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1109
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$823
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1120
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$668
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$815
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$804
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$801
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$705
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$1007
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$768
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$917
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$737
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$938
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$626
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$787
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$1054
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1365