Barranquilla vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$354	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$518
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$449
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	55
😀 Quality of life	35	35
🏙️ Population	1.33M	528K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 18% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 6549th and 7188th ($773 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 10th in Colombia and Guatemala, respectively. Check Colombia vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.7 months in Mixco. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 7459th and 7559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Mixco

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	Barranquilla	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$23.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$1560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$914
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$8.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$2.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$4.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$6.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$45.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$5898

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$741
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$742
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$837
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$759
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$760
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$565
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$604
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$524
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$661
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$645
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$665
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$650
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$713
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$700
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$664
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$562
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$618
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$599
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$648
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$703
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$839
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$681
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$668
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1304
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$897
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1310

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$819
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$936
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$886
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$881
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$916
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$698
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$884
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1160
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$632
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1182
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1204
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$878
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$897
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1088
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$719
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$897
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$903
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$753
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$973
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$619
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$728
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$755
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$883
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$626
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$638
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$869
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358