Copenhagen vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	94	47
😀 Quality of life	97	64
🏙️ Population	667K	1.26M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 89% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 805th and 4430th ($2555 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Zapopan. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 5th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Zapopan

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	Copenhagen	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$6434

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994