Copenhagen vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
93
😀 Quality of life
97
73
🏙️ Population
667K
9.21M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 73% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 805th and 4074th ($2555 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Denmark and Mexico, respectively. Check Denmark vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5th and 2482nd 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
$21.1
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.12
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1680
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$13182

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2195
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1423
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1793
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2151
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2220
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1567
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1568
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2053
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1504
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1583
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1478
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2073
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1399
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1358
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1893
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1792
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1429
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2135
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1584
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1441
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1731
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1650
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1477
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1621
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1483
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1840
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1464
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1570
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1654
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1852
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1411
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1637
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1415
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1475
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1723
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1557

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005