Mixco vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mixco	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2024	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$297	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$73	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$827
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	56	21
😀 Quality of life	42	46
🏙️ Population	528K	6.56M

The cost of living in Mixco is 31% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6816th and 7943rd ($790 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 243rd in Guatemala and China, respectively. Check Guatemala vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mixco compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Mixco ranked 2nd best city to live in Guatemala vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 7606th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mixco vs Shaoyang

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	Mixco	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.63	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.3	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.67	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.6	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.19%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2033	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1091	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.6	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.34	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.3	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.74	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.62	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.5	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.8	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$61.7	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14123	$13867

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Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$951
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$1130
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$962
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$960
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$935
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$770
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$905
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1231
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$775
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1261
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1291
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$1014
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1123
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1132
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$681
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$854
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$832
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$678
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$1008
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$766
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$915
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$756
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$941
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$619
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$791
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$1045
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619