Mixco vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mixco	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$241	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$518	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$449	$967
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	42
😀 Quality of life	35	67
🏙️ Population	528K	881K

The cost of living in Mixco is 56% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 7188th and 3517th ($653 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Guatemala and Panama, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mixco compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Mixco ranked 2nd best city to live in Guatemala vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 7559th and 3734th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mixco vs Panama City

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	Mixco	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.74	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.81	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$914	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.81	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.23	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.39	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.4	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5898	$13616

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Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$819
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$936
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$886
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$881
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$916
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$698
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$884
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1160
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$632
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1182
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1204
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$878
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$897
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1088
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$719
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$897
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$903
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$753
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$973
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$619
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$728
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$755
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$883
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$626
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$638
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$869
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1310
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1304
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$957
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1172
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1116
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1117
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$664
329 km or 204 mi	David	$890
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$645
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1225
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$524
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$705
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1024
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1324
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1296
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$604
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$839
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1269
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$897
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$741
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$773
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$801
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$649
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$742
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$680
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$837
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$742
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$759
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$605
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$513
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$932