Copenhagen vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2601
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6038
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$2570
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$221
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4591
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
92
😀 Quality of life
98
72
🏙️ Population
667K
9.21M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 95% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 713th and 4418th ($2601 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 10th and 3317th 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
$23.6
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.3
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.14
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$6.84
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.58
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1734
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3186
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9559
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6448
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.7
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.19
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.69
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.62
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.5
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.4
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.7
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$125
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$614
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17654
$11015

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2379
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2184
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1421
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1757
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2086
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2280
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1619
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1598
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1977
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1485
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1591
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1485
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2029
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1472
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1386
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1362
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1805
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1785
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1502
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2088
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1523
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1444
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1770
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1668
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1481
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1675
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1515
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1529
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1869
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1482
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1563
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1675
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1861
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1460
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1662
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1421
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1467
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1658
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1678

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030