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San Luis Potosi vs. Izmir Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 7.6% more expensive than Izmir.

Restaurants: pay 23.3% more in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 91.3% more in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 3.0% less in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 0.7% more in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 69.0% less in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.2% less in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 8.1% more in San Luis Potosi

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

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San Luis Potosi vs. Izmir Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.3% more for restaurants

	Izmir	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY503.16	$13.91 MX$257.20	+36.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.64 TRY427.69	$9.46 MX$174.89	+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 TRY73.51	$1.36 MX$25.21	-8.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TRY29.87	$0.95 MX$17.49	+56.8%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 91.3% more for groceries

	Izmir	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TRY51.64	$2.59 MX$47.84	+148.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.73 TRY233.97	$4.23 MX$78.19	-10.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.24 TRY209.81	$5.85 MX$108.20	+38.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 TRY122.91	$2.71 MX$50.05	+9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 TRY112.88	$4.62 MX$85.46	+102.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 TRY45.28	$1.51 MX$27.84	+64.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 TRY48.19	$0.74 MX$13.72	-23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TRY23.58	$1.01 MX$18.67	+112.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY31.89	$1.17 MX$21.62	+81.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.86	$1.20 MX$22.18	+361.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 TRY8.63	$1.45 MX$26.85	+733.2%
Average			+91.3%

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pay 3.0% less for transportation

	Izmir	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 TRY259.19	$5.46 MX$100.98	+4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.19 TRY2,138.43	$72.56 MX$1,341.90	+68.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,095.22 TRY2M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-47.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.67 TRY577.94	$14.13 MX$261.27	+21.0%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 0.7% more for housing

	Izmir	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.94 TRY789.12	$31.52 MX$582.98	+97.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.01 TRY29,758.34	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	+9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.90 TRY20,939.21	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	+11.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.55 TRY3,196.29	$32.21 MX$595.64	-50.1%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 69.0% less for childcare

	Izmir	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$689.32 TRY34,131.05	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	-61.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,450.48 TRY715K	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	-74.8%
Average			-69.0%

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pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Izmir	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.46 TRY171.07	$2.64 MX$48.87	-23.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 TRY181.10	$3.34 MX$61.73	-8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY110.70	$4.17 MX$77.16	+86.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.08 TRY3,172.79	$30.60 MX$565.84	-52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$5.84 MX$108.02	-28.1%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 8.1% more for clothing

	Izmir	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.96 TRY2,275.83	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	+21.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 TRY1,833.74	$38.94 MX$720.16	+5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.27 TRY4,568.63	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	+10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.97 TRY4,058.83	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	-2.7%
Average			+8.1%

Izmir vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of clothing

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