Lima vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lima	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1034	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2503	$2024
🏠 One person rent	$466	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	56
😀 Quality of life	71	42
🏙️ Population	9.94M	528K

The cost of living in Lima is 31% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 5300th and 6816th ($1034 vs $790) 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 0.6 months in Lima compared to 0.5 months in Mixco. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 3484th and 7606th 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	$4.53	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	11.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1422	$1091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$9.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$4.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$7.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.5	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$61.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11057	$14123

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731

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