Medellin vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medellin	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$873	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2221	$1711
🏠 One person rent	$395	$240
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$417	$456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	67	54
😀 Quality of life	53	34
🏙️ Population	2.53M	528K

The cost of living in Medellin is 37% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 6207th and 7378th ($873 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6039th and 7568th 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	$5.77	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.82	$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.3	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.54%	9.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1403	$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$2.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$3.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$6.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.3	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6129	$5672

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$789
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$661
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$641
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$619
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$562
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$541
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$501
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$641
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$681
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$483
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$748
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$868
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$477
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$526
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$620
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$851
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$584
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$523
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$718
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$652
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$475
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$733
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$590
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$506
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$582
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$687
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$520
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$552
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$598
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$462
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$617

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$791
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$904
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$870
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$912
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$709
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$882
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1145
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$646
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1173
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1192
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$859
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1088
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$866
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1081
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$599
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$870
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$883
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$666
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$715
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$729
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$642
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$737
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$734
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$877
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$650
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$638
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$865
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333