Mixco vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mixco	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$241	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$518	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$449	$990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	60
😀 Quality of life	35	66
🏙️ Population	528K	342K

The cost of living in Mixco is 51% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 7188th and 4143rd ($653 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Guatemala and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mixco compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Mixco ranked 2nd best city to live in Guatemala vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 7559th and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mixco vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Mixco	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.74	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.81	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$914	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.81	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.23	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.39	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.4	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5898	$12527

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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 San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903