Leon vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Leon	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1995	$2024
🏠 One person rent	$327	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.1	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$569	$370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	29	56
😀 Quality of life	47	42
🏙️ Population	1.58M	528K

The cost of living in Leon is 10% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 6442nd and 6816th ($869 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 117th and 10th in Mexico and Guatemala, respectively. Check Mexico vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Leon compared to 0.5 months in Mixco. Leon ranked 49th best city to live in Mexico vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 7043rd and 7606th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Mixco

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	Leon	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	11.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1966	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1316	$1091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$9.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$4.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.14	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.34	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$7.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$2.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$61.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3154	$14123

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$941
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$874
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$920
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$962
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$817
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$961
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$993
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1005
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1255
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$935
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1069
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1349
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$968
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$864
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$994
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$814
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$932
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$914
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$977
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1161
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832

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