Mixco vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mixco	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$241	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$518	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$449	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	55	42
😀 Quality of life	35	50
🏙️ Population	528K	316K

The cost of living in Mixco is 46% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 7188th and 4469th ($653 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Guatemala and El Salvador, respectively. Check Guatemala vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mixco compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Mixco ranked 2nd best city to live in Guatemala vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 7559th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mixco vs San Salvador

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	Mixco	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.74	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.81	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$914	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.81	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.23	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.39	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.4	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5898	$5642

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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 San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701