Traveling to Los Cabos is the desire of many travelers. However, it is not known precisely to be cheap.
That’s why we gave ourselves the task of making this compilation and sharing an approximate how much a trip to Los Cabos costs; with this, we hope you can give you an idea of how much you should save. This budget is from the testimonies of thousands of travelers who have visited Los Cabos and shared their costs during their vacation. Thanks to them, we can answer the big question:
How much does a trip to Los Cabos costs?
The average we will give you will be general about the cost of spending your vacation in Los Cabos, along with the variables of accommodation, food, drinks, and transportation. These may vary depending on the choice of your hotel, the area you stay in, and the food you eat. At least with these costs, you can get an idea of what to expect.
It should be noted that this does not consider air, bus, or road travel because it is difficult to measure an average when costs vary depending on the city of origin.
| Length of Stay | Mexican Pesos | USD |
| 1 day for a couple | $8,061 | $397 |
| 3 days for a couple | $24,200 | $1,192 |
| 1 week for a couple | $18,321 | $2,382 |
| 2 weeks for a couple | $112,905 | $5,560 |
Transportation
You will most likely arrive by plane to Los Cabos and, as in such tourist destinations, the transport from the airport to the city is not exactly economical. You have the option to
- Bus «Route of the Desert” based at the airport for 5 USD per way (Monday to Sunday from 4:30 am to 11:00 pm).
- Take an Uber for USD 7 per way; two people would be more convenient.
- Private transfers for USD 38 buying directly at the airport per journey.
- Shared Transfers for 10 USD per person buying now at the airport.
Hotels
The most luxurious hotels will easily exceed 100 USD a night. While in the case of hotels that are not all-inclusive, there are very good from 1500 MXN per room. An example is the Tesoro Los Cabos hotel with double rooms from 75 USD or 1500 MXN.
Activities
A day tour is ideal for getting to know a bit of Los Cabos. The price depends on what you want to do, but it will be between 1000 and 2500 MXN.
You can buy or give away a swim with dolphins in Cabo San Lucas for USD 119. Dolphin Discovery has 4 different packages, so choose the one you like the most.
Food and drinks
Food is more expensive than in most of the rest of the republic, but not for long. There are some cheaper things here as it is a fishing port, and there are many local businesses with super affordable prices.
An example that I can give you in San José del Cabo is “La Madrina” is a place where they sell clams and seafood cocktails, a very fresh clam that they prepare on sight with toast, salsa (great habanero, by the way), lemonade costs 19.00 pesos if you get it in Queretaro, for example, costs 40.00 pesos and it does taste incredible, there is a store right there, and you can buy something cheap to drink.
There are places with renowned chefs like the Manta restaurant at the Cape hotel, Acre restaurant & cocktail bar, Toro Latin Kitchen; in these places, you can expect an account for 2 people of about 300 – 400 USD for a dinner.