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South Africa

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Mexico

San Luis Potosi vs. Durban Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 15.6% more expensive than Durban.

Restaurants: pay 56.5% more in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 49.4% more in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 24.3% more in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 1.1% more in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 36.2% less in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% more in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 7.2% more in San Luis Potosi

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing in San Luis Potosi are more expensive than in Durban.

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San Luis Potosi vs. Durban Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.5% more for restaurants

	Durban	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.81 ZAR128.84	$13.91 MX$257.20	+78.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 ZAR99.11	$9.46 MX$174.89	+57.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 ZAR18.20	$1.36 MX$25.21	+23.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ZAR14.37	$0.95 MX$17.49	+8.5%
Average			+56.5%

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pay 49.4% more for groceries

	Durban	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 ZAR15.80	$2.59 MX$47.84	+170.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 ZAR67.89	$4.23 MX$78.19	+2.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 ZAR75.03	$5.85 MX$108.20	+28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 ZAR39.03	$2.71 MX$50.05	+14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 ZAR38.81	$4.62 MX$85.46	+96.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 ZAR14.47	$1.51 MX$27.84	+71.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 ZAR14.26	$0.74 MX$13.72	-14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 ZAR14.39	$1.01 MX$18.67	+15.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.60	$1.17 MX$21.62	+53.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR11.31	$1.20 MX$22.18	+74.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR10.58	$1.45 MX$26.85	+126.2%
Average			+49.4%

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pay 24.3% more for transportation

	Durban	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 ZAR94.88	$5.46 MX$100.98	-5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.63 ZAR356.79	$72.56 MX$1,341.90	+235.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.22 ZAR102.64	$14.13 MX$261.27	+127.0%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 1.1% more for housing

	Durban	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.31 ZAR648.45	$31.52 MX$582.98	-19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.82 ZAR7,666.67	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	+41.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.52 ZAR6,490.77	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	+19.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.87 ZAR1,845.13	$32.21 MX$595.64	-71.2%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 36.2% less for childcare

	Durban	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.61 ZAR5,123.20	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	-15.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,585.59 ZAR125K	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	-51.9%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Durban	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 ZAR39.64	$2.64 MX$48.87	+9.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.67 ZAR44.02	$3.34 MX$61.73	+25.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.61 ZAR59.47	$4.17 MX$77.16	+15.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.70 ZAR522.86	$30.60 MX$565.84	-3.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 ZAR118.93	$5.84 MX$108.02	-19.0%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 7.2% more for clothing

	Durban	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.69 ZAR885.57	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	+3.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.14 ZAR497.07	$38.94 MX$720.16	+29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.53 ZAR1,625.08	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	+3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.65 ZAR1,379.78	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	-4.7%
Average			+7.2%

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