El Paso vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	El Paso	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$266
🏘️ Family rent	$1739	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	34	56
😀 Quality of life	85	41
🏙️ Population	679K	528K

The cost of living in El Paso is 154% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 2753rd and 7136th ($1828 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1911th 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 El Paso compared to 0.5 months in Mixco. El Paso ranked 154th best city to live in the United States vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 472nd and 7770th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Mixco

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	El Paso	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$817	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$41.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.5	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$3.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$7.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$12.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$53.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6914	$13931

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384

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