Chicago vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$518
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$449
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	55
😀 Quality of life	95	35
🏙️ Population	2.75M	528K

The cost of living in Chicago is 310% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 529th and 7188th ($2678 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Mixco. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 23rd and 7559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Mixco

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	Chicago	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$23.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$1560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$914
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$8.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$2.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$4.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$6.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$45.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$5898

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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