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Cabo San Lucas vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Cabo San Lucas is 58.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 49.0% more in Cabo San Lucas
Groceries: pay 9.3% more in Cabo San Lucas
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Cabo San Lucas
Housing: pay 74.0% more in Cabo San Lucas
Childcare: pay 20.0% less in Cabo San Lucas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.5% more in Cabo San Lucas
Clothing: pay 79.6% more in Cabo San Lucas

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

Cabo San Lucas vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.0% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Cabo San Lucas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$10.29 MX$185.35	+105.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$8.66 MX$156.08	+23.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$1.45 MX$26.20	+56.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$1.01 MX$18.12	+10.1%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 9.3% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Cabo San Lucas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$3.05 MX$54.87	+84.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$5.78 MX$104.06	-13.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$6.66 MX$120.02	-18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$2.29 MX$41.22	+25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$4.42 MX$79.65	+120.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$1.19 MX$21.39	-34.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.70 MX$12.54	-21.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.72 MX$12.98	-62.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.75 MX$13.57	+2.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.55 MX$9.96	-37.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.84 MX$15.19	+57.1%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Cabo San Lucas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$5.02 MX$90.44	+15.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$51.99 MX$936.51	+441.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$22,378.40 MX$403,122.29	-54.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$28.56 MX$514.48	+215.5%
Average			+154.7%

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pay 74.0% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Cabo San Lucas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$26.48 MX$477.03	+24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$880.01 MX$15,852.33	+82.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$852.93 MX$15,364.57	+211.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$64.23 MX$1,157.03	-22.6%
Average			+74.0%

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pay 20.0% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Cabo San Lucas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$135.39 MX$2,438.82	-53.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$8,123.13 MX$146,329.19	+13.7%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 63.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Cabo San Lucas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$2.44 MX$43.90	+101.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$3.52 MX$63.41	+39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$4.87 MX$87.80	+159.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$45.13 MX$812.94	+8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$4.06 MX$73.16	+8.3%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 79.6% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Cabo San Lucas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$72.21 MX$1,300.70	+180.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$51.45 MX$926.75	+120.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$93.87 MX$1,690.92	+6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$66.79 MX$1,203.15	+10.9%
Average			+79.6%

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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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