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San Luis Potosi vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 36.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 77.7% more in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 94.1% more in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 0.8% less in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 81.7% less in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% more in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 3.5% less in San Luis Potosi

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

San Luis Potosi vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$11.37 MX$206.69	+170.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$10.56 MX$191.92	+115.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.20 MX$21.90	+151.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.90 MX$16.40	+194.0%
Average			+157.7%

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pay 77.7% more for groceries

	Beijing	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$2.52 MX$45.77	+47.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$4.12 MX$74.80	-44.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$5.37 MX$97.56	-19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.63 MX$47.88	+48.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$4.50 MX$81.76	+193.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.47 MX$26.64	+49.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.75 MX$13.71	-1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.98 MX$17.86	+22.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$1.14 MX$20.69	+89.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$1.14 MX$20.77	+227.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$1.41 MX$25.68	+242.6%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 94.1% more for transportation

	Beijing	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$4.99 MX$90.68	+18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$70.64 MX$1,283.78	+123.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$24,910.92 MX$452,746.04	+36.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$13.75 MX$249.95	+197.3%
Average			+94.1%

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pay 0.8% less for housing

	Beijing	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$30.69 MX$557.73	+137.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$203.08 MX$3,690.86	-78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$270.77 MX$4,921.15	-46.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$33.01 MX$599.94	-15.9%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 81.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$193.15 MX$3,510.42	-72.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$2,209.49 MX$40,156.61	-90.5%
Average			-81.7%

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$2.71 MX$49.21	+141.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$3.09 MX$56.10	+6.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$4.06 MX$73.82	-3.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$29.78 MX$541.33	-48.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$5.69 MX$103.34	-32.4%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 3.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$54.15 MX$984.23	-13.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$37.91 MX$688.96	+4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$99.26 MX$1,804.09	+21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$77.60 MX$1,410.40	-26.5%
Average			-3.5%

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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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