Denmark vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2130
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4915
$2387
🏠 One person rent
$1129
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$1923
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$685
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$84.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4172
$800
💸 GDP per capita
$71852
$14158
😃 Human freedom index
9.04
6.66
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
75.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
26
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
13%
🎓 Higher education
97
89
😀 Quality of life
96
48
🏙️ Population
5.98M
131M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($2130) is 112% more expensive than in Mexico ($1007). Denmark ranked 15th vs 95th for Mexico in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Denmark compared to 0.8 months in Mexico. Ranked 2nd and 96th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs Mexico

We calculate prices for Denmark and Mexico as a population-weighted mean of 27 and 144 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Denmark Mexico
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.5
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.5
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$6.56
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.25
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1236
$563
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$1070
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1700
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
11.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6293
$2335
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4250
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$13.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.49
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.21
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.78
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.3
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$31.9
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10499
$6912

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2601
667K
Aarhus
$2088
291K
Odense
$1805
185K
Frederiksberg
$2617
106K
Aalborg
$1866
122K
Esbjerg
$1657
71.6K
Gentofte
$2379
75.8K
Vejle
$1869
62K
Roskilde
$2086
53.4K
Herning
$1634
51.3K
Naestved
$2029
45K
Randers
$1675
64.5K
Horsens
$1770
64.4K
Silkeborg
$1861
50.9K
Kolding
$1675
63.6K
Horsholm
$2184
47.5K
Holstebro
$1668
37.2K
Hillerod
$2280
36K
Fredericia
$1668
41.2K
Helsingor
$1977
47.4K
Viborg
$1658
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1542
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1563
27.6K
Svendborg
$1785
27.2K
Nuuk
$2217
18.3K
Haderslev
$1662
22.2K
Torshavn
$2077
14K

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1331
9.21M
Tijuana
$1210
1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
1.93M
Zapopan
$1162
1.48M
Puebla
$998
1.43M
Monterrey
$1485
1.14M
Guadalajara
$1120
1.46M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
1.07M
Ciudad Juarez
$945
1.32M
Leon
$815
1.58M
Aguascalientes
$1006
934K
Chihuahua
$944
878K
Naucalpan
$908
872K
Mexicali
$945
854K
Queretaro
$1184
795K
Hermosillo
$982
856K
Saltillo
$1016
864K
Guadalupe
$1008
692K
Cancun
$1107
889K
Morelia
$873
963K
San Luis Potosi
$941
773K
Culiacan
$836
808K
Reynosa
$925
589K
Tlalnepantla
$932
653K
Merida
$1181
892K
Tlaquepaque
$728
664K
Matamoros
$757
542K
Torreon
$773
690K
Apodaca
$1113
523K
Irapuato
$860
593K