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Cabo San Lucas vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Cabo San Lucas is 25.0% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% less in Cabo San Lucas
Groceries: pay 26.8% less in Cabo San Lucas
Transportation: pay 15.4% more in Cabo San Lucas
Housing: pay 40.8% less in Cabo San Lucas
Childcare: pay 65.6% less in Cabo San Lucas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.5% less in Cabo San Lucas
Clothing: pay 12.2% more in Cabo San Lucas

The cost of transportation and clothing in Cabo San Lucas are more expensive than in Ottawa. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Cabo San Lucas.

Cabo San Lucas vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.7% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Cabo San Lucas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$10.29 MX$185.35	-42.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.17	$8.66 MX$156.08	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$1.45 MX$26.20	-27.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.01 MX$18.12	-35.4%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 26.8% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Cabo San Lucas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$3.05 MX$54.87	+11.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$5.78 MX$104.06	-1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$6.66 MX$120.02	-23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$2.29 MX$41.22	-34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$4.42 MX$79.65	-23.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$1.19 MX$21.39	-37.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.70 MX$12.54	+15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.72 MX$12.98	-55.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$0.75 MX$13.57	-54.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.55 MX$9.96	-50.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.84 MX$15.19	-42.2%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 15.4% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Cabo San Lucas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$5.02 MX$90.44	+24.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	$51.99 MX$936.51	-46.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	$22,378.40 MX$403,122.29	-8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	$28.56 MX$514.48	+92.7%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 40.8% less for housing

	Ottawa	Cabo San Lucas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$26.48 MX$477.03	-47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$880.01 MX$15,852.33	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	$852.93 MX$15,364.57	-30.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	$64.23 MX$1,157.03	-46.0%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 65.6% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Cabo San Lucas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	$135.39 MX$2,438.82	-82.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$8,123.13 MX$146,329.19	-48.4%
Average			-65.6%

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pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Cabo San Lucas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.93	$2.44 MX$43.90	-57.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$3.52 MX$63.41	-6.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$4.87 MX$87.80	-62.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$45.13 MX$812.94	+1.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$4.06 MX$73.16	-62.4%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 12.2% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Cabo San Lucas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$72.21 MX$1,300.70	+36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	$51.45 MX$926.75	+32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$93.87 MX$1,690.92	+7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$66.79 MX$1,203.15	-28.1%
Average			+12.2%

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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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