Copenhagen vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6116
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$2679
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$728
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$209
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5006
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
93
😀 Quality of life
97
72
🏙️ Population
667K
9.21M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 86% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 650th and 4274th ($2656 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Denmark and Mexico, respectively. Check Denmark vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 4th and 3354th 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
$21.8
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$7.24
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.03
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1782
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3169
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2270
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10228
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6872
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.76
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.6
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$122
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$707
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$11420

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2429
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2273
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1412
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2192
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2364
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1701
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1695
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2042
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1590
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1688
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1562
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2113
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1550
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1475
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1412
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1784
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1825
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1549
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2158
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1627
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1491
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1781
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1702
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1508
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1619
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1633
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1891
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1516
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1619
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1689
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1888
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1466
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1681
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1443
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1509
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1667
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1588

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023