Mixco vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mixco	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$266	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$1025
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	22
😀 Quality of life	41	62
🏙️ Population	528K	1.96M

The cost of living in Mixco is 44% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 7136th and 4578th ($720 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 9th 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 0.8 months in Tijuana. Mixco ranked 2nd best city to live in Guatemala vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 7770th and 5712th 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	$3.18	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.7	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.7	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$368	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.9	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.22	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.77	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.45	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.38	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.4	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$53.4	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13931	$4857

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667