Guatemala City vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guatemala City	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2670	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$588	$266
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	56	56
😀 Quality of life	41	41
🏙️ Population	995K	528K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 62% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 4848th and 7136th ($1168 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Guatemala.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.5 months in Mixco. Ranked 1st vs 2nd best cities to live in Guatemala, and 7729th vs 7770th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Mixco

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	Guatemala City	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.34	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1234	$421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$41.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1895	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1085	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$3.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.31	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.38	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$12.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$266	$53.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6652	$13931

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$720
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1062
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$900
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$936
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$938
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$934
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$734
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$897
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1221
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1246
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1274
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$761
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1109
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$990
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$823
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1120
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$668
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$815
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$804
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$705
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$801
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$768
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$737
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$917
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$938
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$787
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1054
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1365

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