Copenhagen vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$1633
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	93	30
😀 Quality of life	97	36
🏙️ Population	644K	1.58M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 241% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 1085th and 6965th ($2333 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 115th 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 0.9 months in Leon. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 10th and 7382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Leon

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	Copenhagen	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$26.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	11.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$2639

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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 Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704