Mixco vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mixco	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1755	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$242	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.3	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$463	$442
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	55	95
😀 Quality of life	42	67
🏙️ Population	528K	6.21M

The cost of living in Mixco is 29% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7320th and 6006th ($665 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Guatemala and Brazil, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mixco compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Mixco ranked 2nd best city to live in Guatemala vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7494th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mixco vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Mixco	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$320	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1571	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.3	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.28	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.24	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.1	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12653	$12076

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Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$842
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$1009
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$912
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$911
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$931
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$695
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$883
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1238
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$710
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1273
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1362
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$915
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1090
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$801
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1097
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$661
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$791
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$780
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$739
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$1007
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$715
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$852
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$729
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$936
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$627
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$770
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$975
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586