Columbus vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$518
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$449
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	55
😀 Quality of life	88	35
🏙️ Population	906K	528K

The cost of living in Columbus is 229% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 1476th and 7188th ($2145 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Mixco. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 249th and 7559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Mixco

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	Columbus	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$23.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$1560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$914
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$2.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$6.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$45.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$5898

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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