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San Luis Potosi vs. London Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 51.7% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 44.0% less in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 1.5% less in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 47.8% less in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 74.3% less in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 92.2% less in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.5% less in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 38.4% less in San Luis Potosi

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in San Luis Potosi.

San Luis Potosi vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.0% less for restaurants

	London	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$11.37 MX$206.69	-57.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$10.56 MX$191.92	-4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$1.20 MX$21.90	-61.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$0.90 MX$16.40	-53.1%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 1.5% less for groceries

	London	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$2.52 MX$45.77	+16.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$4.12 MX$74.80	-25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$5.37 MX$97.56	-18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$2.63 MX$47.88	-47.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$4.50 MX$81.76	+13.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.47 MX$26.64	-3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.75 MX$13.71	-9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.98 MX$17.86	-31.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$1.14 MX$20.69	-30.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.14 MX$20.77	+50.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$1.41 MX$25.68	+69.9%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 47.8% less for transportation

	London	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$4.99 MX$90.68	-29.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$70.64 MX$1,283.78	-70.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$24,910.92 MX$452,746.04	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$13.75 MX$249.95	-56.7%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 74.3% less for housing

	London	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$30.69 MX$557.73	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$203.08 MX$3,690.86	-93.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$270.77 MX$4,921.15	-88.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$33.01 MX$599.94	-87.1%
Average			-74.3%

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pay 92.2% less for childcare

	London	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$193.15 MX$3,510.42	-92.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$2,209.49 MX$40,156.61	-92.3%
Average			-92.2%

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pay 63.5% less for entertainment and sports

	London	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$2.71 MX$49.21	-68.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$3.09 MX$56.10	-40.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$4.06 MX$73.82	-82.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$29.78 MX$541.33	-54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$5.69 MX$103.34	-71.6%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 38.4% less for clothing

	London	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$54.15 MX$984.23	-53.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$37.91 MX$688.96	-27.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$99.26 MX$1,804.09	-21.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$77.60 MX$1,410.40	-51.8%
Average			-38.4%

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