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San Luis Potosi vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 2.2 times more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 33.9% more in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 36.0% more in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.3% more in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 15.9% more in San Luis Potosi

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing in San Luis Potosi are more expensive than in Algiers. Notably, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in San Luis Potosi.

San Luis Potosi vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Luis Potosi instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Algiers	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD438.05	$11.37 MX$206.69	+236.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD625.84	$10.56 MX$191.92	+118.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD76.99	$1.20 MX$21.90	+103.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.70	$0.90 MX$16.40	+294.2%
Average			+188.2%

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Algiers	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.82	$2.52 MX$45.77	+1331.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD660.61	$4.12 MX$74.80	-19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD486.85	$5.37 MX$97.56	+43.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD229.96	$2.63 MX$47.88	+48.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD303.30	$4.50 MX$81.76	+92.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD180.85	$1.47 MX$26.64	+5.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD176.50	$0.75 MX$13.71	-44.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.43	$0.98 MX$17.86	+47.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.65	$1.14 MX$20.69	+160.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.10	$1.14 MX$20.77	+299.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.92	$1.41 MX$25.68	+440.5%
Average			+218.6%

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Algiers	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD172.35	$4.99 MX$90.68	+275.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,522.08	$70.64 MX$1,283.78	+502.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,714,577.97	$24,910.92 MX$452,746.04	-31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD448.07	$13.75 MX$249.95	+298.2%
Average			+261.1%

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pay 33.9% more for housing

	Algiers	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,475.05	$30.69 MX$557.73	+60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,789.72	$203.08 MX$3,690.86	-8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,025.29	$270.77 MX$4,921.15	+84.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,344.37	$33.01 MX$599.94	-1.4%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 36.0% more for childcare

	Algiers	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,848.95	$193.15 MX$3,510.42	+111.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD473,277.36	$2,209.49 MX$40,156.61	-39.4%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 65.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD304.42	$2.71 MX$49.21	+15.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD122.01	$3.09 MX$56.10	+228.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD362.15	$4.06 MX$73.82	+45.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,036.92	$29.78 MX$541.33	+27.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD668.49	$5.69 MX$103.34	+10.3%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 15.9% more for clothing

	Algiers	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,230.40	$54.15 MX$984.23	+34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,813.86	$37.91 MX$688.96	-15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,186.22	$99.26 MX$1,804.09	+40.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,614.14	$77.60 MX$1,410.40	+4.7%
Average			+15.9%

Algiers vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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