Cost of living comparison

 Mexico City, Mexico
compared to
 Aalborg, Denmark
Aalborg vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Aalborg is 2.2 times more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants
pay 3.1 times more in Aalborg
Groceries
pay 48.1% more in Aalborg
Transportation
pay 3.9 times more in Aalborg
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Aalborg
Childcare
pay 14.7% less in Aalborg
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Aalborg
Clothing
pay 26.7% more in Aalborg

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Aalborg are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Aalborg.

Aalborg vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aalborg instead of Mexico City, you would:

pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

 
Mexico City
Aalborg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.93
MX$188.24
$28.75
DKK185.64
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
MX$141.18
$14.37
DKK92.82
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
MX$20.46
$4.07
DKK26.26

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pay 48.1% more for groceries

 
Mexico City
Aalborg
Bread
1 loaf
$2.45
MX$46.49
$3.81
DKK24.60
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.87
MX$92.27
$8.73
DKK56.39
Milk (1 gallon) $5.51
MX$104.42
$7.22
DKK46.65

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

 
Mexico City
Aalborg
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
MX$87.92
$7.57
DKK48.87
Monthly public transit pass $17.87
MX$338.84
$61.08
DKK394.49
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,615.02
MX$352,957.49
$43,117.71
DKK278,464.95

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Mexico City
Aalborg
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.38
MX$462.25
$39.90
DKK257.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $893.52
MX$16,941.96
$879.12
DKK5,677.59
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $544.24
MX$10,319.19
$656.35
DKK4,238.86

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pay 14.7% less for childcare

 
Mexico City
Aalborg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $381.33
MX$7,230.28
$455.13
DKK2,939.35
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,426.99
MX$159,783.30
$4,311.77
DKK27,846.49

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico City
Aalborg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.73
MX$51.77
$7.19
DKK46.41
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
MX$57.00
$5.27
DKK34.03
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.92
MX$74.36
$8.84
DKK57.09

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pay 26.7% more for clothing

 
Mexico City
Aalborg
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.36
MX$1,068.55
$86.24
DKK556.93
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.06
MX$778.52
$35.90
DKK231.82
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.99
MX$1,744.26
$104.20
DKK672.96

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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