Columbus vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$630
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$445
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	54
😀 Quality of life	87	38
🏙️ Population	906K	518K

The cost of living in Columbus is 250% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 1282nd and 7384th ($2202 vs $630) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 0.7 months in Mixco. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Mixco ranked 3rd in Guatemala, while ranked 202nd and 7429th 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	$18.1	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$23.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$35.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$1575
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$18.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$8.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$2.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$4.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$3.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$7.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$9.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$44.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$6804

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1019
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$805
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$900
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$880
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$882
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$829
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$702
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$866
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$737
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1117
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1147
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$842
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1031
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$854
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1107
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$595
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$857
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$892
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$780
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$702
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$716
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$740
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$780
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$738
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$886
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$676
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$627
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$942
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$774
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$915