Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 42.0% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
kr131.34
|
$8.28
MX$138.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
kr90.93
|
$6.95
MX$116.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
kr22.89
|
$1.06
MX$17.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
kr19.55
|
$0.78
MX$13.00
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
kr21.23
|
$2.09
MX$34.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
kr44.84
|
$4.43
MX$74.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
kr51.80
|
$5.45
MX$91.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
kr33.44
|
$2.15
MX$36.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
kr36.29
|
$3.19
MX$53.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
kr9.23
|
$1.21
MX$20.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr8.05
|
$0.62
MX$10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
kr8.77
|
$0.71
MX$11.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
kr13.20
|
$0.76
MX$12.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.78
|
$0.78
MX$13.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
kr4.99
|
$0.73
MX$12.31
|
|
pay 61.2% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
kr59.96
|
$4.92
MX$82.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
kr545.56
|
$17.77
MX$298.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
kr282,881.74
|
$22,067.99
MX$369,994.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
kr171.75
|
$5.52
MX$92.50
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
kr257.62
|
$28.01
MX$469.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
kr12,437.42
|
$826.42
MX$13,855.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
kr9,195.14
|
$480.11
MX$8,049.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
kr1,169.91
|
$40.24
MX$674.68
|
|
pay 3.4% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Mexico City
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
kr3,660.98
|
$377.91
MX$6,336.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
kr50,186.25
|
$8,870.11
MX$148,717.09
|
|
pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
kr55.57
|
$2.76
MX$46.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
kr42.32
|
$2.89
MX$48.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
kr60.62
|
$3.86
MX$64.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
kr300.17
|
$49.94
MX$837.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
kr121.24
|
$4.97
MX$83.25
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
kr738.78
|
$56.86
MX$953.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
kr354.38
|
$37.51
MX$628.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
kr826.03
|
$92.48
MX$1,550.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
kr1,167.63
|
$95.13
MX$1,594.89
|
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