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San Luis Potosi vs. Bacau Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 32.6% more expensive than Bacau.

Restaurants: pay 2.0% less in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 88.0% more in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 17.7% more in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 52.2% more in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 42.2% less in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% more in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 7.0% more in San Luis Potosi

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in San Luis Potosi are more expensive than in Bacau. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in San Luis Potosi. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in San Luis Potosi.

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San Luis Potosi vs. Bacau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0% less for restaurants

	Bacau	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.12 RON66.78	$13.91 MX$257.20	-1.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.63	$9.46 MX$174.89	+29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97 RON9.30	$1.36 MX$25.21	-30.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 RON8.74	$0.95 MX$17.49	-48.8%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 88.0% more for groceries

	Bacau	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 RON3.22	$2.59 MX$47.84	+280.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 RON18.14	$4.23 MX$78.19	+10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 RON21.53	$5.85 MX$108.20	+28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.43 RON16.21	$2.71 MX$50.05	-21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 RON11.52	$4.62 MX$85.46	+89.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.39	$1.51 MX$27.84	+197.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON3.14	$0.74 MX$13.72	+11.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.29	$1.01 MX$18.67	+45.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 RON3.81	$1.17 MX$21.62	+45.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 RON1.50	$1.20 MX$22.18	+279.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RON1.42	$1.45 MX$26.85	+383.3%
Average			+88.0%

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pay 17.7% more for transportation

	Bacau	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.68 RON31.60	$5.46 MX$100.98	-18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.28 RON138.51	$72.56 MX$1,341.90	+147.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-24.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.69 RON26.91	$14.13 MX$261.27	+148.4%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 52.2% more for housing

	Bacau	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$4.71 RON22.26	$31.52 MX$582.98	+569.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.41 RON1,932.04	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	+60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$238.18 RON1,126.72	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	+97.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.96 RON378.27	$32.21 MX$595.64	-59.7%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 42.2% less for childcare

	Bacau	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$585.58 RON2,770.14	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	-55.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,914.67 RON23,249.35	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	-25.8%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bacau	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 RON11.87	$2.64 MX$48.87	+5.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 RON9.40	$3.34 MX$61.73	+68.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.33 RON25.23	$4.17 MX$77.16	-21.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.79 RON122.02	$30.60 MX$565.84	+18.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.27 RON29.68	$5.84 MX$108.02	-6.9%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

	Bacau	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.65 RON395.73	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	-33.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.79 RON150.38	$38.94 MX$720.16	+22.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.65 RON286.91	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	+68.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.44 RON394.74	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	-4.5%
Average			+7.0%

Bacau vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of clothing

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