Mixco vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mixco	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$241	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$518	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$449	$683
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	55	64
😀 Quality of life	35	55
🏙️ Population	528K	1.76M

The cost of living in Mixco is 26% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 7188th and 6124th ($653 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Guatemala and Ecuador, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mixco compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Mixco ranked 2nd best city to live in Guatemala vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 7559th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mixco vs Quito

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	Mixco	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.74	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.81	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$914	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.81	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.23	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.39	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.4	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5898	$8036

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493