Cost of Living Comparison Between Copenhagen and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Copenhagen and Playa del Carmen

😐 Solo nomad: Copenhagen is 92% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 142.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Copenhagen is 95.9% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 105.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$24.99 DKK 161

$11.85 MX$210

110.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$122 DKK 786

$42.16 MX$746

189.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$15.77 DKK 101

$10.75 MX$190

46.70%

Cappuccino

$6.67 DKK 42.90

$3.47 MX$61.5

92.22%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.43 DKK 28.49

$1.45 MX$25.72

205.52%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.32 DKK 21.37

$0.90 MX$15.98

268.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.05 DKK 58.2

$3.05 MX$54.1

196.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.79 DKK 56.5

$4.42 MX$78.2

98.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.19 DKK 14.10

$1.37 MX$24.24

59.85%

White Bread (500g)

$4.82 DKK 31.02

$1.87 MX$33.14

157.75%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.21 DKK 20.63

$1.54 MX$27.32

108.44%

Eggs

$5.64 DKK 36.29

$2.50 MX$44.31

125.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.57 DKK 100

$8.61 MX$152

80.84%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.28 DKK 79.0

$8.63 MX$153

42.29%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.06 DKK 110

$11.02 MX$195

54.81%

Apples (1kg)

$3.34 DKK 21.49

$2.75 MX$48.67

21.45%

Banana (1kg)

$3.56 DKK 22.88

$1.43 MX$25.28

148.95%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.70 DKK 23.81

$1.87 MX$33.15

97.86%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.42 DKK 34.85

$2.17 MX$38.37

149.77%

Potato (1kg)

$2.54 DKK 16.32

$1.88 MX$33.33

35.11%

Onion (1kg)

$2.14 DKK 13.75

$2.25 MX$39.76

-4.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.35 DKK 15.09

$1.07 MX$18.90

119.63%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 DKK 10.45

$1.07 MX$19.00

51.40%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.96 DKK 64.0

$4.15 MX$73.5

140.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.77 DKK 69.3

$10.34 MX$183

4.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 DKK 11.40

$1.68 MX$29.72

5.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.41 DKK 15.53

$2.48 MX$43.97

-2.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.71 DKK 23.84

$0.55 MX$9.82

574.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$117 DKK 755

$26.53 MX$470

342.63%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.96 DKK 51.2

$3.22 MX$56.9

147.20%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.08 DKK 13.37

$2.48 MX$43.93

-16.13%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$109 DKK 704

$3.11 MX$55.0

3420.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.22 DKK 14.30

$1.26 MX$22.22

76.19%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$50.1K DKK 322.3K

$30.7K MX$542.7K

63.50%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$52.3K DKK 336.5K

$24.0K MX$425.5K

117.72%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$200 DKK 1,283

$82.5 MX$1,460

141.88%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$17.35 DKK 112

$22.29 MX$394

-22.16%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.09 DKK 277

$30.02 MX$531

43.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$55.2 DKK 355

$51.4 MX$911

7.29%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.43 DKK 228

$18.29 MX$324

93.71%

Cinema Ticket

$20.03 DKK 129

$4.98 MX$88.2

302.21%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$589 DKK 3,786

$200 MX$3,540

194.38%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.3K DKK 104.6K

$5,304 MX$93.9K

206.60%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$127 DKK 817

$35.71 MX$632

255.98%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.0 DKK 347

$39.56 MX$700

36.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$138 DKK 890

$80.6 MX$1,426

71.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$198 DKK 1,276

$88.3 MX$1,563

124.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,986 DKK 12.8K

$969 MX$17.2K

104.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,478 DKK 9,501

$482 MX$8,535

206.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,472 DKK 22.3K

$1,595 MX$28.2K

117.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,485 DKK 16.0K

$1,184 MX$21.0K

109.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.4K DKK 66.7K

$4,050 MX$71.7K

156.27%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,998 DKK 45.0K

$6,522 MX$115.4K

7.30%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,796 DKK 30.8K

$756 MX$13.4K

534.04%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.19

11.42

-63.31%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Copenhagen: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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