La Paz vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	La Paz	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$2024
🏠 One person rent	$297	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$434	$370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	56
😀 Quality of life	57	42
🏙️ Population	756K	528K

The cost of living in La Paz is 12% less expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 7306th and 6816th ($694 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Bolivia and Guatemala, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 0.5 months in Mixco. La Paz ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 6167th and 7606th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Mixco

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	La Paz	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.7	$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.16%	11.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1309	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$594	$1091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$9.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.56	$4.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.61	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.47	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$7.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.85	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$61.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2571	$14123

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$691
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$628
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$558
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$625
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$589
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$611
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$459
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$686
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$670
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$776
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$630
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$958
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$631
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$804
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$612
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$565
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$690
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$768
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$815
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$621
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$816
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1043
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$811
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$725
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$786
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$607
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$598
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$665
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$571
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$759
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$575
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$815
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$716
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1034
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$820
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670

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