Johannesburg vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$1711
🏠 One person rent	$487	$240
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	54
😀 Quality of life	58	34
🏙️ Population	4.43M	528K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 69% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 5069th and 7378th ($1079 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 5446th and 7568th 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	$9.91	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	9.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$2.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$3.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$6.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$5672

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

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