Cost of Living in Cabo San Lucas, 🇲🇽 Mexico - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 12, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 2 3 1 $1,150 $1,000 $1,740 $781 $130

Utilities 3 1 — $100 $140 $70 —

Internet & Mobile 12 13 1 $30 $35 $52 $24 $7

Groceries 1 15 16 17 18 19 $120 $320 $680 $250 $12

Transportation 7 8 9 10 $140 $110 $190 $40 $20

Dining Out 1 3 $750 $300 $450 $120 $54

Leisure Activities 1 3 $250 $130 $750 $40 $35

Health Insurance 21 3 $63 $220 $600 $30 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 22 23 24 — $55 $110 — —

Total $2,503 $2,270 $4,712 $1,355 $260

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 1 $4.36 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $77.20 per pair

Summer Dress 1 $48.84 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $100.00 per pair

Housing

Airbnb (1 month) 2 1 $1,150.00 $900 – $1,400 per month

Coliving Space $862.18 per month

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 3 $900.00 $711 – $1,100 per month

Coworking Space 5 4 $250.00 per month

Food & Dining

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 3 $50.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 $1.32 per bottle

Coffee 6 1 $3.26 per cup

Beer 1 $2.63 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 3 $10.00 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 25 $10.10 per meal

Apples 15 1 $3.25 per kg

Bread 1 20 $3.28 per loaf

Milk 19 1 $1.85 per liter

Rice 18 1 $2.02 per kg

Chicken Fillets 16 1 $9.34 per kg

Beef 17 1 $13.08 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $11.70 per bottle

Transportation

Ride-hailing (5km) 7 8 $6.51 per trip

Scooter Rental $22.99 per month

Taxi Start $2.87 per trip

Taxi per km 26 1 $3.44 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 10 — per month

Gasoline 9 $1.34 per liter

Services

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13 $2.71 one-time

Mobile Plan 13 $16.28 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 12 1 $18.94 per month

Gym Membership 11 1 $32.51 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $17.24 per hour

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $8.77 per visit

Laundry $5.75 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 14 3 $54.22 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 1 $5.77 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 12, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 18.4253 MXN on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Puerto Vallarta, La Paz, Mexico City, Tijuana

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1436.96 1150
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 574.79 900
- Apples 2.59 3.25
- Beef 8.62 13.08
- Beer 3.16 2.63
35 more changes
- Bread 1.44 3.28
- Chicken Fillets 5.17 9.34
- Cinema Ticket 5.17 4.36
- Coffee 2.87 3.26
- Coworking Space 201.17 250
- Dining Out local 86.22, nomad 1034.61, expat 172.44, family 229.91, tourist 68.97 local 120, nomad 750, expat 300, family 450, tourist 54
- Doctor Visit (GP) 45.98 54.22
- Fast Food Combo 6.9 10.1
- Gasoline 1.38 1.34
- Groceries local 229.91, nomad 57.48, expat 287.39, family 574.79, tourist 0 local 250, nomad 120, expat 320, family 680, tourist 12
- Gym Membership 40.23 32.51
- Haircut 11.5 8.77
- Health Insurance local 28.74, nomad 86.22, expat 114.96, family 287.39, tourist 5.75 local 30, nomad 63, expat 220, family 600, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 373.61, nomad 1034.61, expat 632.26, family 1034.61, tourist 143.7 local 781, nomad 1150, expat 1000, family 1740, tourist 130
- Internet & Mobile local 28.74, nomad 287.39, expat 45.98, family 68.97, tourist 5.75 local 24.37, nomad 30.28, expat 35.22, family 51.5, tourist 7.14
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 45.98 18.94
- Jeans 45.98 77.2
- Leisure Activities local 28.74, nomad 172.44, expat 114.96, family 287.39 local 40, nomad 250, expat 130, family 750, tourist 35
- Meal (Inexpensive) 7.47 10
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 34.49 50
- Milk 1.26 1.85
- Mobile Plan 17.24 16.28
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.49 not set
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.62 5.77
- Rice 1.72 2.02
- Ride-hailing (5km) 4.6 6.51
- Running Shoes 86.22 100
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.5 2.71
- Summer Dress 28.74 48.84
- Taxi per km 0.69 3.44
- Transportation local 57.48, nomad 114.96, expat 172.44, family 287.39, tourist 28.74 local 40, nomad 140, expat 110, family 190, tourist 20
- Utilities local 86.22, nomad 172.44, expat 172.44, family 229.91, tourist 0 local 70, nomad 0, expat 100, family 140, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 11.5, nomad 28.74, expat 57.48, family 86.22, tourist 0 local 0, expat 55, family 110
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.86 1.32
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.5 11.7
fix pass. Apples and Rice moved to the Chedraui online store at current national prices, Chicken Fillets, Beef and Milk likewise re-anchored (chedraui.com.mx); Housing, Internet & Mobile, Dining Out and Health Insurance totals recomputed so every profile matches the published inputs, Health Insurance tourist day moving to the weekly insurance price divided by 30 (livingincabo.com, safetywing.com); Apartment (1 bedroom), Bread, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Milk and Monthly Transport Pass citations corrected after the bot-walled rental portal and the throttled federal price monitor were replaced by pages that load

Cabo San Lucas cost of living