Boston vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Boston	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3467	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7682	$1711
🏠 One person rent	$2394	$240
🏘️ Family rent	$3923	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5787	$456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	92	34
🏙️ Population	676K	528K

The cost of living in Boston is 442% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 32nd and 7378th ($3467 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.7 months in Mixco. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 89th and 7568th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Mixco

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	Boston	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.5	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.4	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2739	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2042	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4881	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3321	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	9.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11569	$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6730	$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.4	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$2.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$3.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$6.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2437	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25118	$5672

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2869
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2797
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2746
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2846
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2925
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2773
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2869
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2443
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2798
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2878
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2848
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3005
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2607
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2853
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2815
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2961
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2803

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$791
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$904
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$870
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$912
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$709
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$882
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1145
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$646
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1173
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1192
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$859
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1088
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$866
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1081
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$599
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$870
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$883
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$666
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$715
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$729
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$642
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$737
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$734
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$877
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$650
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$638
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$865
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333