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San Luis Potosi vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 17.0% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 67.9% more in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 61.6% more in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 48.3% more in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 24.6% less in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 36.3% less in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% less in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 5.8% more in San Luis Potosi

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

San Luis Potosi vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.9% more for restaurants

	Lima	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$11.37 MX$206.69	+165.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$10.56 MX$191.92	+47.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.20 MX$21.90	+19.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.90 MX$16.40	+38.3%
Average			+67.9%

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pay 61.6% more for groceries

	Lima	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$2.52 MX$45.77	-5.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$4.12 MX$74.80	-8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$5.37 MX$97.56	-6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$2.63 MX$47.88	-11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$4.50 MX$81.76	+70.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.47 MX$26.64	+44.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.75 MX$13.71	+48.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.98 MX$17.86	+70.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.14 MX$20.69	+102.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$1.14 MX$20.77	+147.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$1.41 MX$25.68	+225.6%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 48.3% more for transportation

	Lima	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$4.99 MX$90.68	-4.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$70.64 MX$1,283.78	+209.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$24,910.92 MX$452,746.04	+24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$13.75 MX$249.95	-36.6%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 24.6% less for housing

	Lima	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$30.69 MX$557.73	+22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$203.08 MX$3,690.86	-69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$270.77 MX$4,921.15	-27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$33.01 MX$599.94	-24.2%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 36.3% less for childcare

	Lima	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$193.15 MX$3,510.42	+0.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$2,209.49 MX$40,156.61	-73.1%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$2.71 MX$49.21	+18.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$3.09 MX$56.10	+18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$4.06 MX$73.82	-28.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$29.78 MX$541.33	-4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$5.69 MX$103.34	-20.4%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 5.8% more for clothing

	Lima	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$54.15 MX$984.23	+6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$37.91 MX$688.96	+6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$99.26 MX$1,804.09	+18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$77.60 MX$1,410.40	-7.3%
Average			+5.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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