Los Angeles vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$266
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$391
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	56
😀 Quality of life	93	41
🏙️ Population	3.9M	528K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 369% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 72nd and 7136th ($3378 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 10th in the United States and Guatemala, respectively. Check the United States vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Mixco. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 55th and 7770th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Mixco

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	Los Angeles	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$41.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$4.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$3.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$7.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$12.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$53.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$13931

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$900
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$1062
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$938
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$934
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$936
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$734
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$897
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1221
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$761
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1246
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1274
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$990
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1109
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$823
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1120
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$668
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$815
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$804
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$801
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$705
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$1007
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$768
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$917
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$737
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$938
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$626
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$787
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$1054
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1365