Lima vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$407	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$518
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$449
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	55
😀 Quality of life	65	35
🏙️ Population	9.94M	528K

The cost of living in Lima is 50% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 5647th and 7188th ($977 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Peru and Guatemala, respectively. Check Peru vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.7 months in Mixco. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 4234th and 7559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Mixco

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	Lima	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$23.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$1560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$914
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$8.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$6.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$45.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$5898

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$819
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$936
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$886
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$881
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$916
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$698
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$884
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1160
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$632
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1182
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1204
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$878
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$897
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1088
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$719
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$897
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$903
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$753
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$973
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$619
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$728
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$755
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$883
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$626
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$638
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$869
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358