Houston vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$2024
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	96	42
🏙️ Population	2.3M	528K

The cost of living in Houston is 186% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 1367th and 6816th ($2261 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.5 months in Mixco. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 14th and 7606th 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	$20.7	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	11.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$1091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$4.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$7.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$61.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$14123

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$951
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$1130
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$962
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$960
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$935
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$770
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$905
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1231
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$775
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1261
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1291
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$1014
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1123
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1132
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$681
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$854
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$832
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$678
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$1008
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$766
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$915
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$756
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$941
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$619
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$791
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$1045
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367