Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 36.4% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$10.09
MX$169.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
$8.90
MX$149.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
$1.21
MX$20.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
$0.84
MX$14.07
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
$2.63
MX$44.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
$5.57
MX$93.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
$6.31
MX$105.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
$2.49
MX$41.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
$4.13
MX$69.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
$1.42
MX$23.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
$0.70
MX$11.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
$0.82
MX$13.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
$0.91
MX$15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
$0.95
MX$15.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
$0.87
MX$14.53
|
|
pay 60.1% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
$5.46
MX$91.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
$21.52
MX$361.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
$21,960.54
MX$368,506.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
$5.34
MX$89.64
|
|
pay 46.9% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
$27.98
MX$469.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
$1,058.85
MX$17,768.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
$643.75
MX$10,802.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
$41.48
MX$696.06
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
$408.19
MX$6,849.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
$10,042.62
MX$168,519.24
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
$2.97
MX$49.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
$3.52
MX$59.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
$4.45
MX$74.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
$60.85
MX$1,021.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
$5.94
MX$99.60
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
$66.94
MX$1,123.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
$45.00
MX$755.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
$110.60
MX$1,855.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
$106.14
MX$1,781.13
|
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