Medellin vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medellin	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2487	$1755
🏠 One person rent	$494	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$463
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	55
😀 Quality of life	60	42
🏙️ Population	2.53M	528K

The cost of living in Medellin is 55% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 5342nd and 7320th ($1030 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Colombia and Guatemala, respectively. Check Colombia vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.7 months in Mixco. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 5890th and 7494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Mixco

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	Medellin	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.21	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.86	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$987	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86	$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	8.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2220	$1571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$3.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.78	$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$8.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$46.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6383	$12653

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$881
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$708
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$730
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$679
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$655
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$667
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$506
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$722
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$762
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$515
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$848
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$721
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$976
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$511
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$663
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$960
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$581
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$782
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$693
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$546
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$759
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$704
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$547
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$667
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$777
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$565
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$620
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$671
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$572
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$677

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$842
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$1009
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$912
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$911
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$931
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$695
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$883
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1238
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$710
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1273
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1362
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$915
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1090
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$801
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1097
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$661
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$791
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$780
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$739
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$1007
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$715
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$852
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$729
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$936
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$627
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$770
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$975
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366