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San Luis Potosi vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 7.5% more expensive than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 92.1% more in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 37.0% more in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 8.6% more in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 11.6% less in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 53.3% less in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% more in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 15.1% more in San Luis Potosi

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

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San Luis Potosi vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.1% more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.46 THB148.24	$13.91 MX$257.20	+212.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.62 THB286.59	$9.46 MX$174.89	+9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.54	$1.36 MX$25.21	+48.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$0.95 MX$17.49	+98.2%
Average			+92.1%

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pay 37.0% more for groceries

	Koh Samui	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 THB47.33	$2.59 MX$47.84	+81.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$4.23 MX$78.19	-56.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 THB185.80	$5.85 MX$108.20	+4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$2.71 MX$50.05	+27.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 THB48.50	$4.62 MX$85.46	+216.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$1.51 MX$27.84	+13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 THB16.51	$0.74 MX$13.72	+49.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$1.01 MX$18.67	-0.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 THB31.62	$1.17 MX$21.62	+23.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.62	$1.20 MX$22.18	+93.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$1.45 MX$26.85	+137.7%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 8.6% more for transportation

	Koh Samui	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.41 THB180.01	$5.46 MX$100.98	+0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.56 THB1,482.38	$72.56 MX$1,341.90	+62.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,737.57 THB889K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$14.13 MX$261.27	+25.1%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 11.6% less for housing

	Koh Samui	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$31.52 MX$582.98	+83.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.23 THB28,017.01	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	-22.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.56 THB13,025.19	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	+19.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.96 THB2,493.60	$32.21 MX$595.64	-57.0%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 53.3% less for childcare

	Koh Samui	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$555.38 THB18,474.87	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	-52.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,921.52 THB264K	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	-54.0%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 THB79.06	$2.64 MX$48.87	+11.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.14 THB71.03	$3.34 MX$61.73	+56.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 THB143.89	$4.17 MX$77.16	-3.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.11 THB1,334.14	$30.60 MX$565.84	-23.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 THB197.65	$5.84 MX$108.02	-1.7%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 15.1% more for clothing

	Koh Samui	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.59 THB1,383.56	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	+33.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$38.94 MX$720.16	+35.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	+6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	-9.3%
Average			+15.1%

Koh Samui vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of clothing

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