Columbus vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$1711
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$240
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	54
😀 Quality of life	88	34
🏙️ Population	906K	528K

The cost of living in Columbus is 252% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 1248th and 7378th ($2252 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 65th best city to live in the United States vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 242nd and 7568th 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	$19.9	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	9.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$2.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$3.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$6.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$5672

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$791
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$904
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$870
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$912
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$709
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$882
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1145
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$646
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1173
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1192
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$859
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1088
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$866
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1081
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$599
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$870
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$883
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$666
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$715
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$729
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$642
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$737
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$734
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$877
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$650
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$638
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$865
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333