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San Luis Potosi vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 50.1% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 50.9% less in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 24.1% less in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 37.8% less in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 66.8% less in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 80.2% less in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.7% less in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 36.0% less in San Luis Potosi

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

San Luis Potosi vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.9% less for restaurants

	Paris	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$11.37 MX$206.69	-35.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.04	$10.56 MX$191.92	-24.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.65	$1.20 MX$21.90	-71.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.79	$0.90 MX$16.40	-72.2%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 24.1% less for groceries

	Paris	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.80	$2.52 MX$45.77	+20.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.96	$4.12 MX$74.80	-67.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.11	$5.37 MX$97.56	-9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.49	$2.63 MX$47.88	-49.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.74	$4.50 MX$81.76	-32.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.41	$1.47 MX$26.64	-10.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.99	$0.75 MX$13.71	-34.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.26	$0.98 MX$17.86	-33.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.56	$1.14 MX$20.69	-37.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.14 MX$20.77	-5.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.26	$1.41 MX$25.68	-3.6%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 37.8% less for transportation

	Paris	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.92	$4.99 MX$90.68	-38.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €89.07	$70.64 MX$1,283.78	-31.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,834.75	$24,910.92 MX$452,746.04	-30.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.79	$13.75 MX$249.95	-50.4%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 66.8% less for housing

	Paris	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.28	$30.69 MX$557.73	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,406.26	$203.08 MX$3,690.86	-87.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,029.02	$270.77 MX$4,921.15	-77.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €172.36	$33.01 MX$599.94	-83.6%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 80.2% less for childcare

	Paris	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €685.44	$193.15 MX$3,510.42	-75.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,304.48	$2,209.49 MX$40,156.61	-84.6%
Average			-80.2%

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pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.02	$2.71 MX$49.21	-66.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.23	$3.09 MX$56.10	-37.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €13.04	$4.06 MX$73.82	-73.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €37.03	$29.78 MX$541.33	-30.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.04	$5.69 MX$103.34	-65.2%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 36.0% less for clothing

	Paris	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €101.47	$54.15 MX$984.23	-54.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.44	$37.91 MX$688.96	-21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €105.71	$99.26 MX$1,804.09	-19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €131.13	$77.60 MX$1,410.40	-49.2%
Average			-36.0%

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