Cost of living comparison

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Cabo San Lucas vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Cabo San Lucas is 36.8% cheaper than Vienna.

Restaurants: pay 50.0% less in Cabo San Lucas
Groceries: pay 35.1% less in Cabo San Lucas
Transportation: pay 4.0% less in Cabo San Lucas
Housing: pay 37.4% less in Cabo San Lucas
Childcare: pay 66.2% less in Cabo San Lucas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% less in Cabo San Lucas
Clothing: pay 22.5% less in Cabo San Lucas

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

Cabo San Lucas vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.0% less for restaurants

	Vienna	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	$11.68 €9.95	$8.66 MX$156.08	-25.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.91 €3.33	$1.45 MX$26.20	-62.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.35 €2.85	$1.01 MX$18.12	-70.0%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 35.1% less for groceries

	Vienna	Cabo San Lucas
Bread 1 loaf	$3.18 €2.71	$3.05 MX$54.87	-4.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.99 €8.51	$5.78 MX$104.06	-42.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 €5.80	$6.66 MX$120.02	-2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.78 €4.08	$2.29 MX$41.22	-52.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.38 €6.28	$4.42 MX$79.65	-40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 €1.33	$1.19 MX$21.39	-23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.98	$0.70 MX$12.54	-39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 €1.41	$0.72 MX$12.98	-56.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 €1.80	$0.75 MX$13.57	-64.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.88	$0.55 MX$9.96	-46.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.84	$0.84 MX$15.19	-14.8%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 4.0% less for transportation

	Vienna	Cabo San Lucas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.89 €5.87	$5.02 MX$90.44	-27.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.40 €49.75	$51.99 MX$936.51	-11.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €24,877.10	$22,378.40 MX$403,122.29	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.62 €16.72	$28.56 MX$514.48	+45.6%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 37.4% less for housing

	Vienna	Cabo San Lucas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.88 €34.83	$26.48 MX$477.03	-35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,303.45 €1,110.54	$880.01 MX$15,852.33	-32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$928.96 €791.48	$852.93 MX$15,364.57	-8.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$243.99 €207.89	$64.23 MX$1,157.03	-73.7%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 66.2% less for childcare

	Vienna	Cabo San Lucas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$358.81 €305.71	$135.39 MX$2,438.82	-62.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,196.11 €23,171.25	$8,123.13 MX$146,329.19	-70.1%
Average			-66.2%

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pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Vienna	Cabo San Lucas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.07 €5.17	$2.44 MX$43.90	-59.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 €4.48	$3.52 MX$63.41	-33.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.59 €6.47	$4.87 MX$87.80	-35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.10 €43.54	$45.13 MX$812.94	-11.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.02 €11.94	$4.06 MX$73.16	-71.0%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 22.5% less for clothing

	Vienna	Cabo San Lucas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.70 €84.94	$72.21 MX$1,300.70	-27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 €40.44	$51.45 MX$926.75	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.22 €88.79	$93.87 MX$1,690.92	-9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$170.37 €145.15	$66.79 MX$1,203.15	-60.8%
Average			-22.5%

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