Mixco vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mixco	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$266	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$5229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	41	95
🏙️ Population	528K	8.8M

The cost of living in Mixco is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7136th and 4th ($720 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Guatemala and the United States, respectively. Check Guatemala vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mixco compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Mixco ranked 2nd best city to live in Guatemala vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7770th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mixco vs New York City

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	Mixco	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.7	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$368	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.9	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.22	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.77	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.45	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.38	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.4	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$53.4	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13931	$21999

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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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188