Copenhagen vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
97
68
🏙️ Population
644K
9.21M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 109% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 795th and 4630th ($2483 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Denmark and Mexico, respectively. Check Denmark vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 3360th 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
$20.2
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$6.74
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$8550

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709