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Cabo San Lucas vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Cabo San Lucas is 28.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 15.0% more in Cabo San Lucas
Groceries: pay 30.3% less in Cabo San Lucas
Transportation: pay 6.6% less in Cabo San Lucas
Housing: pay 39.1% less in Cabo San Lucas
Childcare: pay 75.2% less in Cabo San Lucas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.9% less in Cabo San Lucas
Clothing: pay 7.9% less in Cabo San Lucas

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

Cabo San Lucas vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.0% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Cabo San Lucas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$10.29 MX$185.35	+30.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$8.66 MX$156.08	+34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.45 MX$26.20	+4.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.01 MX$18.12	-9.6%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 30.3% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Cabo San Lucas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$3.05 MX$54.87	+39.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$5.78 MX$104.06	-53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$6.66 MX$120.02	-43.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$2.29 MX$41.22	-34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$4.42 MX$79.65	-8.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.19 MX$21.39	-24.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.70 MX$12.54	-36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$0.72 MX$12.98	-55.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$0.75 MX$13.57	-45.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.55 MX$9.96	-49.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.84 MX$15.19	-20.4%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 6.6% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Cabo San Lucas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$5.02 MX$90.44	-57.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$51.99 MX$936.51	-23.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$22,378.40 MX$403,122.29	-42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$28.56 MX$514.48	+96.6%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 39.1% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Cabo San Lucas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$26.48 MX$477.03	+19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$880.01 MX$15,852.33	-62.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$852.93 MX$15,364.57	-49.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$64.23 MX$1,157.03	-63.8%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 75.2% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Cabo San Lucas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$135.39 MX$2,438.82	-87.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$8,123.13 MX$146,329.19	-63.5%
Average			-75.2%

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pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Cabo San Lucas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$2.44 MX$43.90	-62.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$3.52 MX$63.41	-32.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$4.87 MX$87.80	-62.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$45.13 MX$812.94	-43.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$4.06 MX$73.16	-68.4%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 7.9% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Cabo San Lucas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$72.21 MX$1,300.70	-2.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$51.45 MX$926.75	+22.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$93.87 MX$1,690.92	+2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$66.79 MX$1,203.15	-53.2%
Average			-7.9%

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