Johannesburg vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$630
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$403	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$445
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	54
😀 Quality of life	61	38
🏙️ Population	4.43M	518K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 44% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 5921st and 7384th ($908 vs $630) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in South Africa and Guatemala, respectively. Check South Africa vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.7 months in Mixco. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Mixco ranked 3rd in Guatemala, while ranked 5184th and 7429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Mixco

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	Johannesburg	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.41	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$23.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$35.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$1575
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$18.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$8.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$2.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$4.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$3.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$7.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$9.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$44.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$6804

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1019
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$805
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$900
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$880
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$882
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$829
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$702
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$866
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$737
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1117
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1147
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$842
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1031
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$854
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1107
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$595
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$857
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$892
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$780
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$702
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$716
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$740
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$780
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$738
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$886
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$676
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$627
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$942
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$774
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$915