Copenhagen vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
96
66
🏙️ Population
644K
9.21M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 85% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 872nd and 4206th ($2387 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Denmark and Mexico, respectively. Check Denmark vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 9th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Mexico City

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Copenhagen Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$6.2
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$10204

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881