Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 45.9% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
kr135.35
|
$8.03
MX$133.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
kr84.13
|
$6.54
MX$108.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
kr25.22
|
$1.03
MX$17.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
kr19.14
|
$0.77
MX$12.76
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
kr18.18
|
$1.99
MX$33.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr39.98
|
$3.54
MX$58.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
kr45.61
|
$4.85
MX$80.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
kr28.50
|
$2.03
MX$33.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
kr34.72
|
$3.00
MX$49.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
kr9.21
|
$1.21
MX$20.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
kr9.65
|
$0.55
MX$9.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr9.81
|
$0.60
MX$9.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
kr12.37
|
$0.64
MX$10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.90
|
$0.68
MX$11.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
kr5.46
|
$0.64
MX$10.68
|
|
pay 54.7% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
kr56.98
|
$4.64
MX$77.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
kr556.03
|
$20.68
MX$344.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
kr279,618.66
|
$18,674.04
MX$310,792.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
kr162.37
|
$11.82
MX$196.80
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
Denmark
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
kr229.96
|
$30.39
MX$505.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
kr6,341.55
|
$421.91
MX$7,021.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
kr4,839.40
|
$289.43
MX$4,816.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
kr1,124.05
|
$46.38
MX$771.92
|
|
pay 35.3% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
kr2,937.60
|
$204.47
MX$3,402.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
kr33,949.70
|
$3,904.22
MX$64,977.99
|
|
pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
kr47.72
|
$2.08
MX$34.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
kr36.23
|
$2.65
MX$44.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
kr59.73
|
$3.58
MX$59.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
kr255.01
|
$34.48
MX$573.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
kr109.46
|
$4.19
MX$69.75
|
|
pay 34.4% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
kr680.84
|
$44.78
MX$745.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
kr297.85
|
$34.80
MX$579.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
kr689.43
|
$81.99
MX$1,364.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
kr967.22
|
$70.46
MX$1,172.61
|
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