Mixco vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mixco	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$266	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	96
😀 Quality of life	41	74
🏙️ Population	528K	11.5M

The cost of living in Mixco is 35% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7136th and 5003rd ($720 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Guatemala and Brazil, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mixco compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Mixco ranked 2nd best city to live in Guatemala vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7770th and 2408th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mixco vs Sao Paulo

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	Mixco	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.7	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$368	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.9	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.22	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.77	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.45	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.38	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$53.4	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13931	$16798

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719