Dubai vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$518
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$449
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	55
😀 Quality of life	87	35
🏙️ Population	3.33M	528K

The cost of living in Dubai is 265% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 989th and 7188th ($2379 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in the United Arab Emirates and Guatemala, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 months in Mixco. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 288th and 7559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Mixco

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	Dubai	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$23.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$914
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$8.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$6.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$45.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$5898

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

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