Melbourne vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$2024
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	100	42
🏙️ Population	5.35M	528K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 222% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 829th and 6816th ($2543 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in Australia and Guatemala, respectively. Check Australia vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.5 months in Mixco. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 1st and 7606th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Mixco

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	Melbourne	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	11.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$1091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$9.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$4.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$7.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$2.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$61.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$14123

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

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