Mixco vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mixco	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$653	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$241	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$518	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$449	$822
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	22
😀 Quality of life	35	58
🏙️ Population	528K	1.96M

The cost of living in Mixco is 38% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 7188th and 5176th ($653 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 12th in Guatemala and Mexico, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mixco compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Mixco ranked 2nd best city to live in Guatemala vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 7559th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mixco vs Tijuana

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	Mixco	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.74	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.81	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$914	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.81	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.23	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.39	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.2	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.4	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5898	$2569

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677