Mixco vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mixco	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1755	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$242	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.3	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$463	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	55	86
😀 Quality of life	42	93
🏙️ Population	528K	1.39M

The cost of living in Mixco is 81% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7320th and 43rd ($665 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 33rd 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 0.7 months in Mixco compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Mixco ranked 2nd best city to live in Guatemala vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 7494th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mixco vs San Diego

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	Mixco	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$320	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1571	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.3	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.28	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.24	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.1	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12653	$28967

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782