Istanbul vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1711
🏠 One person rent	$587	$240
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	77	34
🏙️ Population	15.5M	528K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 76% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 4816th and 7378th ($1125 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Turkey and Guatemala, respectively. Check Turkey vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.7 months in Mixco. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 790th and 7568th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Mixco

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	Istanbul	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	9.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$2.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$3.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$6.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$5672

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$791
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$904
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$870
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$912
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$709
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$882
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1145
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$646
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1173
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1192
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$859
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1088
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$866
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1081
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$599
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$870
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$883
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$666
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$715
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$729
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$642
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$737
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$734
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$877
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$650
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$638
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$865
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333