Mixco vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mixco	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2024	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$297	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$73	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	22
😀 Quality of life	42	62
🏙️ Population	528K	1.96M

The cost of living in Mixco is 38% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6816th and 4582nd ($790 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 11th in Guatemala and Mexico, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mixco compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Mixco ranked 2nd best city to live in Guatemala vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 7606th and 5555th 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	$3.63	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.3	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.67	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.6	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.19%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2033	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1091	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.6	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.34	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.3	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.74	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.62	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.5	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$61.7	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14123	$4868

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677