Detroit vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$1755
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	55
😀 Quality of life	88	42
🏙️ Population	639K	528K

The cost of living in Detroit is 221% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 1636th and 7320th ($2133 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.7 months in Mixco. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 311th and 7494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Mixco

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	Detroit	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	8.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$1571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$3.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$8.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$46.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$12653

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$842
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$1009
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$912
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$911
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$931
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$695
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$883
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1238
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$710
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1273
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1362
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$915
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1090
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$801
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1097
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$661
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$791
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$780
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$739
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$1007
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$715
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$852
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$729
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$936
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$627
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$770
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$975
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366