Copenhagen vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$652
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	49
😀 Quality of life	97	57
🏙️ Population	644K	1.46M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 129% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 1085th and 5385th ($2333 vs $1017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Denmark and Mexico, respectively. Check Denmark vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 10th and 5625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Guadalajara

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	Copenhagen	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$9.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$1233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$1599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$5853

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214