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Cabo San Lucas vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Cabo San Lucas is 13.7% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 9.6% less in Cabo San Lucas
Groceries: pay 1.8% more in Cabo San Lucas
Transportation: pay 23.0% more in Cabo San Lucas
Housing: pay 4.0% less in Cabo San Lucas
Childcare: pay 53.0% less in Cabo San Lucas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.1% less in Cabo San Lucas
Clothing: pay 19.7% less in Cabo San Lucas

The cost of transportation and groceries in Cabo San Lucas are more expensive than in Athens. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and housing are lower in Cabo San Lucas.

Cabo San Lucas vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo San Lucas instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 9.6% less for restaurants

	Athens	Cabo San Lucas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$10.29 MX$185.35	-41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €8.96	$8.66 MX$156.08	-17.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.11	$1.45 MX$26.20	-41.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.53	$1.01 MX$18.12	+61.8%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 1.8% more for groceries

	Athens	Cabo San Lucas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.18	$3.05 MX$54.87	+119.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.42	$5.78 MX$104.06	-23.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.13	$6.66 MX$120.02	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.00	$2.29 MX$41.22	-51.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.13	$4.42 MX$79.65	-8.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.88	$1.19 MX$21.39	+15.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.83	$0.70 MX$12.54	-28.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.60	$0.72 MX$12.98	+2.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.91	$0.75 MX$13.57	-29.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.57	$0.55 MX$9.96	-17.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.48	$0.84 MX$15.19	+49.1%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 23.0% more for transportation

	Athens	Cabo San Lucas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.77	$5.02 MX$90.44	-36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €29.85	$51.99 MX$936.51	+48.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €24,877.10	$22,378.40 MX$403,122.29	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €11.94	$28.56 MX$514.48	+103.8%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 4.0% less for housing

	Athens	Cabo San Lucas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.35	$26.48 MX$477.03	-23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €584.20	$880.01 MX$15,852.33	+28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €518.96	$852.93 MX$15,364.57	+40.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €141.24	$64.23 MX$1,157.03	-61.3%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 53.0% less for childcare

	Athens	Cabo San Lucas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €482.93	$135.39 MX$2,438.82	-76.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €9,867.92	$8,123.13 MX$146,329.19	-29.9%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Cabo San Lucas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.98	$2.44 MX$43.90	-58.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.51	$3.52 MX$63.41	-14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €4.98	$4.87 MX$87.80	-16.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €47.97	$45.13 MX$812.94	-19.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €8.96	$4.06 MX$73.16	-61.4%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 19.7% less for clothing

	Athens	Cabo San Lucas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €86.46	$72.21 MX$1,300.70	-28.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €40.62	$51.45 MX$926.75	+7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €89.68	$93.87 MX$1,690.92	-10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €107.30	$66.79 MX$1,203.15	-47.0%
Average			-19.7%

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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: December 2025

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