Mixco vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mixco	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$241	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$518	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$449	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	55	95
😀 Quality of life	35	62
🏙️ Population	528K	6.21M

The cost of living in Mixco is 29% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7188th and 5954th ($653 vs $916) 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Mixco ranked 2nd best city to live in Guatemala vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 7559th and 4857th 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	$2.74	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.81	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$914	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.81	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.23	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.39	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.4	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5898	$10819

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562