Mixco vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mixco	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$266	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$881
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	92
😀 Quality of life	41	80
🏙️ Population	528K	6.26M

The cost of living in Mixco is 39% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7136th and 4795th ($720 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Guatemala and Chile, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mixco compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Mixco ranked 2nd best city to live in Guatemala vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7770th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mixco vs Santiago

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	Mixco	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.7	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$368	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.9	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.22	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.77	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.45	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.38	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.4	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$53.4	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13931	$10578

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849