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San Luis Potosi vs. Burgos Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 19.4% cheaper than Burgos.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% less in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 22.7% more in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 25.9% less in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 32.2% less in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 60.6% less in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% more in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 11.9% less in San Luis Potosi

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

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San Luis Potosi vs. Burgos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.2% less for restaurants

	Burgos	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.95	$13.91 MX$257.20	-22.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.08 €8.97	$9.46 MX$174.89	-6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 €1.87	$1.36 MX$25.21	-35.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 €1.33	$0.95 MX$17.49	-36.7%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 22.7% more for groceries

	Burgos	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 €1.02	$2.59 MX$47.84	+126.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.08 €8.97	$4.23 MX$78.19	-58.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 €4.01	$5.85 MX$108.20	+29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 €2.22	$2.71 MX$50.05	+8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 €3.28	$4.62 MX$85.46	+25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.51 MX$27.84	+48.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.67	$0.74 MX$13.72	-1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$1.01 MX$18.67	+32.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.08	$1.17 MX$21.62	-4.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 €0.57	$1.20 MX$22.18	+88.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$1.45 MX$26.85	+60.4%
Average			+22.7%

Burgos vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.9% less for transportation

	Burgos	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.62 €5.89	$5.46 MX$100.98	-17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$72.56 MX$1,341.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,315.82 €32,322.39	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-40.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.15 €12.60	$14.13 MX$261.27	-0.2%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 32.2% less for housing

	Burgos	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.27 €31.39	$31.52 MX$582.98	-10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$802.48 €714.23	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	-18.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$643.85 €573.05	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	-27.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.82 €93.29	$32.21 MX$595.64	-69.3%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 60.6% less for childcare

	Burgos	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$447.89 €398.64	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	-41.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,784.69 €12,268.87	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	-73.6%
Average			-60.6%

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pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Burgos	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$2.64 MX$48.87	-21.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 €1.62	$3.34 MX$61.73	+83.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.84 €6.98	$4.17 MX$77.16	-46.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.23 €26.91	$30.60 MX$565.84	+1.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.60 €4.98	$5.84 MX$108.02	+4.3%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 11.9% less for clothing

	Burgos	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.78 €89.69	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	-44.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.19 €28.65	$38.94 MX$720.16	+21.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.18 €59.80	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	+51.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.37 €119.59	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	-40.7%
Average			-11.9%

Burgos vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of clothing

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