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San Luis Potosi vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 4.7% cheaper than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1% more in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 14.2% more in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 30.0% more in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 33.2% less in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 39.4% less in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% less in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 3.0% less in San Luis Potosi

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

San Luis Potosi vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1% more for restaurants

	Mexico	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$185.42	$11.37 MX$208.06	+12.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$153.09	$10.56 MX$193.20	+26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$25.18	$1.20 MX$22.04	-12.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$19.08	$0.90 MX$16.51	-13.4%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 14.2% more for groceries

	Mexico	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$47.88	$2.52 MX$46.07	-3.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$77.96	$4.12 MX$75.30	-3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$108.83	$5.37 MX$98.20	-9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$44.82	$2.63 MX$48.20	+7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$67.25	$4.50 MX$82.30	+22.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$23.18	$1.47 MX$26.81	+15.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.31	$0.75 MX$13.80	+12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.95	$0.98 MX$17.98	+6.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.10	$1.14 MX$20.82	+37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.43	$1.14 MX$20.91	+27.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.91	$1.41 MX$25.85	+44.4%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 30.0% more for transportation

	Mexico	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$91.52	$4.99 MX$91.28	-0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$525.08	$70.64 MX$1,292.28	+146.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$439,017.76	$24,910.92 MX$455,745.31	+3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$356.97	$13.75 MX$251.61	-29.5%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 33.2% less for housing

	Mexico	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$537.00	$30.69 MX$561.43	+4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,751.35	$203.08 MX$3,715.32	-65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$8,113.74	$270.77 MX$4,953.75	-38.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$900.56	$33.01 MX$603.91	-32.9%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 39.4% less for childcare

	Mexico	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,334.27	$193.15 MX$3,533.68	-18.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$101,885.42	$2,209.49 MX$40,422.63	-60.3%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$44.57	$2.71 MX$49.54	+11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$61.09	$3.09 MX$56.47	-7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$80.80	$4.06 MX$74.31	-8.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$718.39	$29.78 MX$544.91	-24.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$99.41	$5.69 MX$104.03	+4.6%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 3.0% less for clothing

	Mexico	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$970.34	$54.15 MX$990.75	+2.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$743.79	$37.91 MX$693.53	-6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,744.14	$99.26 MX$1,816.05	+4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,600.60	$77.60 MX$1,419.75	-11.3%
Average			-3.0%

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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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