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San Luis Potosi vs. Cagayan de Oro City Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 75.6% more expensive than Cagayan de Oro City.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 52.2% more in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 40.1% more in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.1% more in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in San Luis Potosi

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in San Luis Potosi are more expensive than in Cagayan de Oro City. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in San Luis Potosi.

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San Luis Potosi vs. Cagayan de Oro City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Luis Potosi instead of Cagayan de Oro City, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Cagayan de Oro City	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.59 ₱226.40	$13.91 MX$257.20	+287.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.03 ₱190.79	$9.46 MX$174.89	+212.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ₱45.71	$1.36 MX$25.21	+87.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ₱41.84	$0.95 MX$17.49	+42.4%
Average			+202.2%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.2% more for groceries

	Cagayan de Oro City	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 ₱54.75	$2.59 MX$47.84	+197.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 ₱265.52	$4.23 MX$78.19	+0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ₱359.75	$5.85 MX$108.20	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 ₱134.71	$2.71 MX$50.05	+26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 ₱92.12	$4.62 MX$85.46	+216.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 ₱60.23	$1.51 MX$27.84	+57.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.30	$0.74 MX$13.72	+54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 ₱68.73	$1.01 MX$18.67	-7.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ₱33.27	$1.17 MX$21.62	+121.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 ₱56.48	$1.20 MX$22.18	+33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 ₱73.33	$1.45 MX$26.85	+24.7%
Average			+52.2%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Cagayan de Oro City	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 ₱253.63	$5.46 MX$100.98	+35.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.70 ₱611.21	$72.56 MX$1,341.90	+647.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,040.72 ₱1M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	+2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.36 ₱148.61	$14.13 MX$261.27	+498.9%
Average			+121.6%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.1% more for housing

	Cagayan de Oro City	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.76 ₱1,937.78	$31.52 MX$582.98	+2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.86 ₱24,118.19	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	+71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$224.98 ₱14,172.36	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	+108.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.70 ₱6,469.30	$32.21 MX$595.64	-68.6%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Cagayan de Oro City	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.42 ₱4,183.90	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	+296.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,231.59 ₱141K	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	+63.4%
Average			+154.5%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of childcare

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pay 49.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cagayan de Oro City	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 ₱87.86	$2.64 MX$48.87	+89.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 ₱148.98	$3.34 MX$61.73	+41.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 ₱188.28	$4.17 MX$77.16	+39.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.35 ₱1,281.69	$30.60 MX$565.84	+50.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 ₱281.16	$5.84 MX$108.02	+30.9%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Cagayan de Oro City	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.11 ₱2,022.93	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	+73.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.31 ₱838.71	$38.94 MX$720.16	+192.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.84 ₱3,265.81	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	+96.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.89 ₱2,512.71	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	+99.9%
Average			+111.3%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of clothing

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