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Cabo San Lucas vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Cabo San Lucas is 68.7% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 80.5% more in Cabo San Lucas
Groceries: pay 3.7% more in Cabo San Lucas
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in Cabo San Lucas
Housing: pay 68.0% more in Cabo San Lucas
Childcare: pay 27.3% less in Cabo San Lucas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.6% more in Cabo San Lucas
Clothing: pay 42.6% more in Cabo San Lucas

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

Cabo San Lucas vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.5% more for restaurants

	Manila	Cabo San Lucas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$10.29 MX$185.35	+70.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$8.66 MX$156.08	+101.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$1.45 MX$26.20	+49.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$1.01 MX$18.12	+99.7%
Average			+80.5%

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pay 3.7% more for groceries

	Manila	Cabo San Lucas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$3.05 MX$54.87	+128.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$5.78 MX$104.06	+35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$6.66 MX$120.02	-9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$2.29 MX$41.22	+3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$4.42 MX$79.65	+93.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$1.19 MX$21.39	-21.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.70 MX$12.54	-15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$0.72 MX$12.98	-56.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$0.75 MX$13.57	-26.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.55 MX$9.96	-52.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.84 MX$15.19	-38.6%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Manila	Cabo San Lucas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$5.02 MX$90.44	+20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$51.99 MX$936.51	+277.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$22,378.40 MX$403,122.29	-11.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$28.56 MX$514.48	+876.6%
Average			+290.8%

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pay 68.0% more for housing

	Manila	Cabo San Lucas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$26.48 MX$477.03	-2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$880.01 MX$15,852.33	+71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$852.93 MX$15,364.57	+238.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$64.23 MX$1,157.03	-36.1%
Average			+68.0%

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pay 27.3% less for childcare

	Manila	Cabo San Lucas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$135.39 MX$2,438.82	-2.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$8,123.13 MX$146,329.19	-52.3%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Cabo San Lucas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$2.44 MX$43.90	+66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$3.52 MX$63.41	+36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$4.87 MX$87.80	+49.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$45.13 MX$812.94	+7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$4.06 MX$73.16	-45.7%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 42.6% more for clothing

	Manila	Cabo San Lucas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$72.21 MX$1,300.70	+46.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$51.45 MX$926.75	+73.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$93.87 MX$1,690.92	+16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$66.79 MX$1,203.15	+34.4%
Average			+42.6%

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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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