Arlington vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$2024
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	56
😀 Quality of life	78	42
🏙️ Population	394K	528K

The cost of living in Arlington is 142% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 2324th and 6816th ($1913 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th 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 2 months in Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Mixco. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 895th and 7606th 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	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	11.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$4.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$7.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$61.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$14123

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$951
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$1130
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$962
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$960
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$935
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$770
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$905
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1231
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$775
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1261
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1291
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$1014
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1123
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1132
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$681
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$854
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$832
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$678
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$1008
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$766
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$915
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$756
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$941
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$619
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$791
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$1045
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367