Cologne vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$947	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$518
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$449
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	55
😀 Quality of life	96	35
🏙️ Population	1.09M	528K

The cost of living in Cologne is 167% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 2551st and 7188th ($1744 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 10th in Germany and Guatemala, respectively. Check Germany vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Mixco. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 12th and 7559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Mixco

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	Cologne	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$23.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$1560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$914
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$8.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$2.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$4.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$6.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$45.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$5898

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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