Mixco vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mixco	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$2896
🏠 One person rent	$266	$731
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$374
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	41
😀 Quality of life	41	58
🏙️ Population	528K	331K

The cost of living in Mixco is 43% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 7136th and 4626th ($720 vs $1274) 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 0.5 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 7770th and 6148th 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	$3.18	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.7	$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$368	$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.9	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.22	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.77	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.45	$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.38	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.4	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$53.4	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13931	$5551

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Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$900
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$1062
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$938
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$934
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$936
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$734
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$897
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1221
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$761
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1246
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1274
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$990
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1109
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$823
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1120
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$668
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$815
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$804
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$801
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$705
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$1007
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$768
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$917
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$737
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$938
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$626
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$787
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$1054
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1365

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1221
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$734
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$897
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1109
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1120
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1062
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$720
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$705
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$823
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$936
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$815
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$900
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$804
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$668
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$787
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$938
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$737
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$934
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$754
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$687
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$470
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$761
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$796
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$679
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$990
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$699