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Cabo San Lucas vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Cabo San Lucas is 47.9% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% less in Cabo San Lucas
Groceries: pay 14.9% less in Cabo San Lucas
Transportation: pay 39.7% less in Cabo San Lucas
Housing: pay 62.1% less in Cabo San Lucas
Childcare: pay 83.0% less in Cabo San Lucas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.6% less in Cabo San Lucas
Clothing: pay 30.7% less in Cabo San Lucas

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

Cabo San Lucas vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% less for restaurants

	London	Cabo San Lucas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £19.99	$10.29 MX$185.35	-61.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.24	$8.66 MX$156.08	-21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.33	$1.45 MX$26.20	-53.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$1.01 MX$18.12	-47.8%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 14.9% less for groceries

	London	Cabo San Lucas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.61	$3.05 MX$54.87	+41.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.14	$5.78 MX$104.06	+4.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.92	$6.66 MX$120.02	+1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.75	$2.29 MX$41.22	-54.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.95	$4.42 MX$79.65	+11.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.19 MX$21.39	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.70 MX$12.54	-16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$0.72 MX$12.98	-49.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$0.75 MX$13.57	-54.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.55 MX$9.96	-27.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.84 MX$15.19	+1.4%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 39.7% less for transportation

	London	Cabo San Lucas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.33	$5.02 MX$90.44	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £179.89	$51.99 MX$936.51	-78.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,267.08	$22,378.40 MX$403,122.29	-40.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.74	$28.56 MX$514.48	-10.1%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 62.1% less for housing

	London	Cabo San Lucas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.03	$26.48 MX$477.03	-38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,305.63	$880.01 MX$15,852.33	-71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,750.03	$852.93 MX$15,364.57	-63.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.33	$64.23 MX$1,157.03	-74.9%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 83.0% less for childcare

	London	Cabo San Lucas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,855.25	$135.39 MX$2,438.82	-94.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,322.36	$8,123.13 MX$146,329.19	-71.5%
Average			-83.0%

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pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Cabo San Lucas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.50	$2.44 MX$43.90	-71.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$3.52 MX$63.41	-32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £16.99	$4.87 MX$87.80	-78.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.57	$45.13 MX$812.94	-30.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £14.99	$4.06 MX$73.16	-79.7%
Average			-58.6%

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pay 30.7% less for clothing

	London	Cabo San Lucas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £86.83	$72.21 MX$1,300.70	-37.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £38.90	$51.45 MX$926.75	-1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.20	$93.87 MX$1,690.92	-25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.31	$66.79 MX$1,203.15	-58.5%
Average			-30.7%

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