Istanbul vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Istanbul	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3415	$2024
🏠 One person rent	$687	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$1209	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1177	$370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	56
😀 Quality of life	79	42
🏙️ Population	15.7M	528K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 68% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 4475th and 6816th ($1328 vs $790) 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 0.9 months in Istanbul compared to 0.5 months in Mixco. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 829th and 7606th 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	$10	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.9	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.56	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.67	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.4	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.66%	11.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1658	$1091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$9.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$4.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.02	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$7.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.2	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1014	$61.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23206	$14123

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$651
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$634
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$790
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$824
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$807
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$899
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$866
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$812
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$692
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$763
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$593
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$598
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$710
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$764
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$522
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$750
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$656
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$747
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$606
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$855
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1201
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$713
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$741
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$699
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1140
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$676
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$702
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$610
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$743
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$702
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$743
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1060
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1020

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