Mixco vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mixco	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$241	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$518	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$449	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	55	91
😀 Quality of life	35	77
🏙️ Population	528K	6.26M

The cost of living in Mixco is 42% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7188th and 4686th ($653 vs $1133) 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 0.7 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 7559th and 764th 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	$2.74	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.81	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$914	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.81	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.23	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.39	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.4	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5898	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731