Mixco vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mixco	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$241	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$518	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$449	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	55	14
😀 Quality of life	35	50
🏙️ Population	528K	224K

The cost of living in Mixco is 26% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 7188th and 6145th ($653 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Guatemala and Suriname, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mixco compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Mixco ranked 2nd best city to live in Guatemala vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 7559th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mixco vs Paramaribo

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	Mixco	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.74	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.81	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$914	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.81	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.23	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.39	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.4	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5898	$1909

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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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583