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Cabo San Lucas vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Cabo San Lucas is 42.7% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 53.5% less in Cabo San Lucas
Groceries: pay 32.8% less in Cabo San Lucas
Transportation: pay 30.6% less in Cabo San Lucas
Housing: pay 43.1% less in Cabo San Lucas
Childcare: pay 63.1% less in Cabo San Lucas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.4% less in Cabo San Lucas
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Cabo San Lucas

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

Cabo San Lucas vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.5% less for restaurants

	Paris	Cabo San Lucas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$10.29 MX$185.35	-41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €11.94	$8.66 MX$156.08	-38.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.62	$1.45 MX$26.20	-65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.76	$1.01 MX$18.12	-69.0%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 32.8% less for groceries

	Paris	Cabo San Lucas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.79	$3.05 MX$54.87	+45.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.87	$5.78 MX$104.06	-54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.07	$6.66 MX$120.02	+12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.45	$2.29 MX$41.22	-56.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.69	$4.42 MX$79.65	-33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.40	$1.19 MX$21.39	-27.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.98	$0.70 MX$12.54	-39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$0.72 MX$12.98	-50.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.55	$0.75 MX$13.57	-58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$0.55 MX$9.96	-54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$0.84 MX$15.19	-42.5%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 30.6% less for transportation

	Paris	Cabo San Lucas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.87	$5.02 MX$90.44	-37.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €88.37	$51.99 MX$936.51	-49.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,590.42	$22,378.40 MX$403,122.29	-37.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.60	$28.56 MX$514.48	+3.1%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 43.1% less for housing

	Paris	Cabo San Lucas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.02	$26.48 MX$477.03	-29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,395.11	$880.01 MX$15,852.33	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,020.87	$852.93 MX$15,364.57	-28.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €171.00	$64.23 MX$1,157.03	-68.0%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 63.1% less for childcare

	Paris	Cabo San Lucas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €680.01	$135.39 MX$2,438.82	-83.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,206.98	$8,123.13 MX$146,329.19	-43.3%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Cabo San Lucas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €6.97	$2.44 MX$43.90	-70.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.20	$3.52 MX$63.41	-28.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €12.94	$4.87 MX$87.80	-67.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €36.73	$45.13 MX$812.94	+4.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €13.93	$4.06 MX$73.16	-75.2%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Paris	Cabo San Lucas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €100.67	$72.21 MX$1,300.70	-38.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.11	$51.45 MX$926.75	+6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €104.87	$93.87 MX$1,690.92	-23.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €130.09	$66.79 MX$1,203.15	-56.3%
Average			-28.1%

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