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San Luis Potosi vs. Malang Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 2.8 times more expensive than Malang.

Restaurants: pay 6.0 times more in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 82.1% more in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 80.8% more in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 65.5% more in San Luis Potosi

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare in San Luis Potosi are more expensive than in Malang. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in San Luis Potosi.

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San Luis Potosi vs. Malang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.0 times more for restaurants

	Malang	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.12 IDR20,175.61	$13.91 MX$257.20	+1144.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$9.46 MX$174.89	+238.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR10,440.88	$1.36 MX$25.21	+135.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 IDR4,035.12	$0.95 MX$17.49	+323.1%
Average			+499.7%

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pay 82.1% more for groceries

	Malang	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 IDR19,923.41	$2.59 MX$47.84	+134.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.92 IDR52,624.71	$4.23 MX$78.19	+45.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.65 IDR65,871.71	$5.85 MX$108.20	+60.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.22 IDR22,018.25	$2.71 MX$50.05	+121.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR24,737.68	$4.62 MX$85.46	+237.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 IDR16,777.77	$1.51 MX$27.84	+62.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR10,524.24	$0.74 MX$13.72	+27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 IDR12,812.12	$1.01 MX$18.67	+42.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 IDR11,782.57	$1.17 MX$21.62	+79.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR10,524.24	$1.20 MX$22.18	+105.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 IDR15,786.36	$1.45 MX$26.85	+66.0%
Average			+82.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Malang	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 IDR52,266.41	$5.46 MX$100.98	+88.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.59 IDR101K	$72.56 MX$1,341.90	+1198.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,145.47 IDR454M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-14.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 IDR65,318.53	$14.13 MX$261.27	+290.5%
Average			+159.3%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Malang	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.47 IDR352K	$31.52 MX$582.98	+61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$138.77 IDR3M	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	+373.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$92.20 IDR2M	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	+409.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.50 IDR424K	$32.21 MX$595.64	+37.0%
Average			+283.5%

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pay 80.8% more for childcare

	Malang	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$30.73 IDR555K	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	+756.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,555.28 IDR173M	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	-61.8%
Average			+80.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Malang	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	$2.64 MX$48.87	+18.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	$3.34 MX$61.73	+156.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 IDR48,421.46	$4.17 MX$77.16	+55.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.55 IDR263K	$30.60 MX$565.84	+110.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.96 IDR35,307.31	$5.84 MX$108.02	+198.7%
Average			+106.5%

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pay 65.5% more for clothing

	Malang	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.88 IDR1M	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	-0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.35 IDR404K	$38.94 MX$720.16	+74.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.69 IDR933K	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	+97.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.32 IDR656K	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	+119.5%
Average			+65.5%

Malang vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of clothing

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