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San Luis Potosi vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 41.5% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 84.4% more in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 12.2% more in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 26.7% less in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 23.8% less in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.1% more in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 29.2% more in San Luis Potosi

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

San Luis Potosi vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.4% more for restaurants

	Manila	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$11.37 MX$206.69	+88.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$10.56 MX$191.92	+145.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.20 MX$21.90	+24.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.90 MX$16.40	+79.2%
Average			+84.4%

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pay 12.2% more for groceries

	Manila	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$2.52 MX$45.77	+88.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$4.12 MX$74.80	-3.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$5.37 MX$97.56	-26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.63 MX$47.88	+19.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$4.50 MX$81.76	+97.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$1.47 MX$26.64	-3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.75 MX$13.71	-8.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.98 MX$17.86	-40.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$1.14 MX$20.69	+11.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$1.14 MX$20.77	-2.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$1.41 MX$25.68	+2.8%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Manila	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$4.99 MX$90.68	+19.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$70.64 MX$1,283.78	+413.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$24,910.92 MX$452,746.04	-1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$13.75 MX$249.95	+370.3%
Average			+200.3%

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pay 26.7% less for housing

	Manila	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$30.69 MX$557.73	+13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$203.08 MX$3,690.86	-60.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$270.77 MX$4,921.15	+7.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$33.01 MX$599.94	-67.2%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 23.8% less for childcare

	Manila	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$193.15 MX$3,510.42	+39.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$2,209.49 MX$40,156.61	-87.0%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$2.71 MX$49.21	+85.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$3.09 MX$56.10	+19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$4.06 MX$73.82	+24.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$29.78 MX$541.33	-29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$5.69 MX$103.34	-24.0%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 29.2% more for clothing

	Manila	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$54.15 MX$984.23	+10.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$37.91 MX$688.96	+27.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$99.26 MX$1,804.09	+22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$77.60 MX$1,410.40	+56.2%
Average			+29.2%

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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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