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Mexico · United States

Cancún vs Los Angeles: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Cancún and Los Angeles compared on cost, safety, weather and size
CancúnMexicoLos AngelesUnited States
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$50$100
Mid-range$115$230
Luxury$240$495
Price level0.54× US (2025)1.00× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 2Not rated
Best monthsJan, Feb, Mar and AprMay, Jun, Jul and Aug
Annual rain1,374 mm708 mm
Average high29.8 °C24.3 °C
Population889K3.8M
Time zoneAmerica/CancunAmerica/Los_Angeles

The short answer

Cancún is about 50 % cheaper per day than Los Angeles, $115 against $230 (mid-range estimate). No US advisory was found for Los Angeles; Cancún is at Level 2. In September, the daily average is 28 °C in Cancún and 24 °C in Los Angeles.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Cancún overview
  • Los Angeles overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Cancún trip cost
  • Is Cancún safe?
  • Los Angeles trip cost
  • Is Los Angeles safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in North America
  • Safest cities in North America

Countries

  • All cities in Mexico
  • All cities in United States

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.