Houston vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$1755
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	55
😀 Quality of life	93	42
🏙️ Population	2.3M	528K

The cost of living in Houston is 237% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 1375th and 7320th ($2240 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 2 months in Houston compared to 0.7 months in Mixco. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 77th and 7494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Mixco

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	Houston	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	8.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$3.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$8.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$46.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$12653

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

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