Columbus vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$266
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	56
😀 Quality of life	92	41
🏙️ Population	906K	528K

The cost of living in Columbus is 195% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 1686th and 7136th ($2127 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 Columbus compared to 0.5 months in Mixco. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 96th and 7770th 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	$18.3	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$41.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$4.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$3.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$7.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$12.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$53.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$13931

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935

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