Florida (Miami) vs. Mexico (Cancún)

Two beach cities, similar flight times. Which week costs less?

Beach🗓 7 nights👥 2 adults✈ Round trip from Las Vegas📅 Checked October 2026

Flying from

Photos: Miami: chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cancún: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons · Photo credits

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Miami

≈ $4,490

$3,190–$5,790

Roughly a wash: the midpoints are within about $200 of each other.

Flying from Las Vegas (LAS)

Sample estimate, not live pricing

Cancún

≈ $4,290

$2,995–$5,590

Art Deco hotels and palm trees along Ocean Drive in Miami Beach
US trip

Florida (Miami)

USA · MIA

All-in total, 7 nights for 2 adults, round trip from Las Vegas (LAS)

$3,190–$5,790

Midpoint ≈ $4,490 · ≈ $2,250 per person

Sample estimate, not live pricing
Cost breakdown (sample estimate, not live pricing)
ItemEstimate
Round-trip flights from LAS2 × $230–$410 per person$460–$820
Lodging7 nights × $200–$350 per night$1,400–$2,450
Food & drink7 days × $120–$200 per day$840–$1,400
Local transport7 days × $30–$60 per day$210–$420
Activities7 days × $40–$100 per day$280–$700
Total Sample estimate, not live pricing$3,190–$5,790
Flight time from Las Vegas
About 4.5–5 hr nonstop
Best time to go
March–May: after the winter peak, before hurricane season (June–November).
Entry
No passport needed for US citizens.
Watch for
Resort/destination fees and pricey hotel parking in Miami Beach; automatic service charges on many restaurant bills.
Best for
Nightlife, city + beach, no passport

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Aerial view of Cancún's Hotel Zone beach and turquoise Caribbean water
Abroad

Mexico (Cancún)

Mexico · CUN

All-in total, 7 nights for 2 adults, round trip from Las Vegas (LAS)

$2,995–$5,590

Midpoint ≈ $4,290 · ≈ $2,150 per person

Sample estimate, not live pricing
Cost breakdown (sample estimate, not live pricing)
ItemEstimate
Round-trip flights from LAS2 × $430–$625 per person$860–$1,250
Lodging7 nights × $150–$300 per night$1,050–$2,100
Food & drink7 days × $80–$150 per day$560–$1,050
Local transport7 days × $25–$50 per day$175–$350
Activities7 days × $50–$120 per day$350–$840
Total Sample estimate, not live pricing$2,995–$5,590
Flight time from Las Vegas
About 4.5–6 hr; most itineraries have 1 stop, nonstops are limited/seasonal
Best time to go
December–April (dry season); late April–May for lower prices. Hurricane season runs June–November.
Entry
Passport required. Mexico tourist entry form, plus Quintana Roo's VISITAX visitor fee.
Watch for
VISITAX and hotel taxes; tipping culture similar to the US; all-inclusive resorts change the math (higher room rate, lower food spend).
Best for
Turquoise water, ruins, all-inclusive value

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Where the money goes

Midpoint of each estimate range, 2 adults, 7 nights, flying from Las Vegas (LAS). Sample estimate, not live pricing.

Round-trip flights from Las Vegas

Miami ≈ $640
Cancún ≈ $1,060

Lodging

Miami ≈ $1,930
Cancún ≈ $1,580

Food & drink

Miami ≈ $1,120
Cancún ≈ $810

Local transport

Miami ≈ $320
Cancún ≈ $260

Activities

Miami ≈ $490
Cancún ≈ $600

The verdict

Roughly a wash: the midpoints are within about $200 of each other. (from Las Vegas, sample estimate, not live pricing)

Cancún's airfare is often a bit higher, but cheaper rooms and meals tend to make the week come out cheaper overall, especially outside the December–April peak. How close it is depends on your departure city: it's nearly a toss-up from Las Vegas, while from Los Angeles, where Miami fares run higher, Cancún's edge grows to roughly $500 for the week. Miami adds nightlife, Art Deco and no passport; Cancún adds Caribbean water, Mayan ruins and the all-inclusive option.

Sources, notes & assumptions

Flight ranges come from typical round-trip economy fares that fare-search sites (KAYAK, Google Flights, Priceline, momondo, Expedia, airline fare pages) published for each route from each departure airport we cover (currently LAS and LAX), viewed October 2026. Lodging uses published hotel averages where we found them (Engine's August 2026 US city averages; Budget Your Trip traveler averages abroad), adjusted to a mid-range room; otherwise it is an editor estimate. Daily food, local transport and activity budgets are editor estimates for a mid-range couple; where a Budget Your Trip average exists we set the range around it, but the range bounds are our own judgment and have NOT been verified against a single published source. Ski lift tickets use published 2025/26 (or 2026/27) resort prices; euro and yen prices are converted at editor-assumed exchange rates. Taxes, resort fees, baggage fees and tips may not be fully included.

Florida (Miami)

Last checked: 2026-10-17

Lodging assumes a mid-range Miami Beach / Brickell hotel outside peak events (Art Basel, spring break).

Mexico (Cancún)

Last checked: 2026-10-17

Lodging is a mid-range, non-all-inclusive hotel-zone room. An all-inclusive could replace most of the food line.

Assumptions: economy fares, 1 mid-range room, 7 nights / 7 days of spending, 2 adults. Excludes passports, travel insurance, checked-bag fees and souvenirs unless noted. Found a better number? Tell us.

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