Cost of living comparison

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Cabo San Lucas vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Cabo San Lucas is 28.6% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 65.1% more in Cabo San Lucas
Groceries: pay 30.0% more in Cabo San Lucas
Transportation: pay 41.9% more in Cabo San Lucas
Housing: pay 53.6% more in Cabo San Lucas
Childcare: pay 15.4% less in Cabo San Lucas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% more in Cabo San Lucas
Clothing: pay 19.2% more in Cabo San Lucas

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Cabo San Lucas are more expensive than in Lima.

Cabo San Lucas vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.1% more for restaurants

	Lima	Cabo San Lucas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$10.29 MX$185.35	+140.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$8.66 MX$156.08	+21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.45 MX$26.20	+44.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.01 MX$18.12	+54.1%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 30.0% more for groceries

	Lima	Cabo San Lucas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$3.05 MX$54.87	+14.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$5.78 MX$104.06	+27.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$6.66 MX$120.02	+15.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$2.29 MX$41.22	-22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$4.42 MX$79.65	+67.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.19 MX$21.39	+17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.70 MX$12.54	+37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.72 MX$12.98	+25.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.75 MX$13.57	+33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.55 MX$9.96	+19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.84 MX$15.19	+94.3%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 41.9% more for transportation

	Lima	Cabo San Lucas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$5.02 MX$90.44	-3.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$51.99 MX$936.51	+127.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	$22,378.40 MX$403,122.29	+11.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$28.56 MX$514.48	+31.6%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 53.6% more for housing

	Lima	Cabo San Lucas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$26.48 MX$477.03	+6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	$880.01 MX$15,852.33	+33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	$852.93 MX$15,364.57	+127.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.33	$64.23 MX$1,157.03	+47.5%
Average			+53.6%

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pay 15.4% less for childcare

	Lima	Cabo San Lucas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.14	$135.39 MX$2,438.82	-29.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	$8,123.13 MX$146,329.19	-1.1%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Cabo San Lucas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$2.44 MX$43.90	+6.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$3.52 MX$63.41	+34.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$4.87 MX$87.80	-14.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.64	$45.13 MX$812.94	+45.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$4.06 MX$73.16	-43.1%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 19.2% more for clothing

	Lima	Cabo San Lucas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$72.21 MX$1,300.70	+41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.13	$51.45 MX$926.75	+44.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.34	$93.87 MX$1,690.92	+11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.36	$66.79 MX$1,203.15	-20.2%
Average			+19.2%

Lima vs. Cabo San Lucas - Cost of clothing

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