Cost of living comparison

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Cabo San Lucas vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Cabo San Lucas is 30.4% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 50.5% less in Cabo San Lucas
Groceries: pay 17.4% less in Cabo San Lucas
Transportation: pay 25.1% less in Cabo San Lucas
Housing: pay 45.7% less in Cabo San Lucas
Childcare: pay 21.0% less in Cabo San Lucas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.6% less in Cabo San Lucas
Clothing: pay 16.4% less in Cabo San Lucas

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Cabo San Lucas.

Cabo San Lucas vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.5% less for restaurants

	Berlin	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	$13.55 €11.54	$8.66 MX$156.08	-36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €2.97	$1.45 MX$26.20	-58.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.54	$1.01 MX$18.12	-66.3%
Average			-50.5%

Berlin vs. Cabo San Lucas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.4% less for groceries

	Berlin	Cabo San Lucas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.92	$3.05 MX$54.87	+35.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.05	$5.78 MX$104.06	-18.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.37	$6.66 MX$120.02	+29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.31	$2.29 MX$41.22	-41.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.70	$4.42 MX$79.65	-19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.32	$1.19 MX$21.39	-23.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.80	$0.70 MX$12.54	-25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.02	$0.72 MX$12.98	-40.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.50	$0.75 MX$13.57	-57.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.77	$0.55 MX$9.96	-39.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.66	$0.84 MX$15.19	+8.6%
Average			-17.4%

Berlin vs. Cabo San Lucas - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.1% less for transportation

	Berlin	Cabo San Lucas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.41	$5.02 MX$90.44	-33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €58.71	$51.99 MX$936.51	-24.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €27,862.36	$22,378.40 MX$403,122.29	-31.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.27	$28.56 MX$514.48	-10.8%
Average			-25.1%

Berlin vs. Cabo San Lucas - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.7% less for housing

	Berlin	Cabo San Lucas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €42.87	$26.48 MX$477.03	-47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,215.92	$880.01 MX$15,852.33	-38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €910.24	$852.93 MX$15,364.57	-20.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €236.08	$64.23 MX$1,157.03	-76.8%
Average			-45.7%

Berlin vs. Cabo San Lucas - Cost of housing

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pay 21.0% less for childcare

	Berlin	Cabo San Lucas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €157.55	$135.39 MX$2,438.82	-26.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,162.18	$8,123.13 MX$146,329.19	-15.2%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Cabo San Lucas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.48	$2.44 MX$43.90	-53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.79	$3.52 MX$63.41	-20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.66	$4.87 MX$87.80	-52.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.05	$45.13 MX$812.94	+16.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.69	$4.06 MX$73.16	-72.7%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 16.4% less for clothing

	Berlin	Cabo San Lucas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €79.91	$72.21 MX$1,300.70	-23.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.18	$51.45 MX$926.75	+17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €90.88	$93.87 MX$1,690.92	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €110.41	$66.79 MX$1,203.15	-48.5%
Average			-16.4%

Berlin vs. Cabo San Lucas - Cost of clothing

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