Brisbane vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$266
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	56
😀 Quality of life	98	41
🏙️ Population	2.71M	528K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 215% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 1349th and 7136th ($2269 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 10th in Australia and Guatemala, respectively. Check Australia vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Mixco. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 3rd and 7770th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Mixco

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	Brisbane	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$41.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$3.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$7.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$12.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$53.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$13931

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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