Mixco vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mixco	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$2738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$6436
🏠 One person rent	$266	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$2741
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$705
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$4867
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	56	88
😀 Quality of life	41	90
🏙️ Population	528K	653K

The cost of living in Mixco is 74% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 7136th and 512th ($720 vs $2738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 441st 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 1.8 months in Portland. Mixco ranked 2nd best city to live in Guatemala vs Portland ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 7770th and 208th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mixco vs Portland

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	Mixco	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.7	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$1369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$3059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$368	$2314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.9	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$3320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$99.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$3.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$6.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.22	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.77	$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$3.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.45	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.38	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$8.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.4	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$66
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$53.4	$1842
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13931	$21868

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2372
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2397
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2502
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2428
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2471
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2401
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2420
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2459
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2411
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2401
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2382
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2293
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2269
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2336
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2251
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2083
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2279
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2747
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2232
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2584
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2558
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2362
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2635
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2582
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1707
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2828
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2720
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2519
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2792
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2587
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2325
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1924
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2814
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2677
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2807