Austin vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$2024
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	56
😀 Quality of life	90	42
🏙️ Population	962K	528K

The cost of living in Austin is 213% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 932nd and 6816th ($2475 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th 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 Austin compared to 0.5 months in Mixco. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 192nd and 7606th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Mixco

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	Austin	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	11.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$1091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$4.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$7.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$61.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$14123

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

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