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San Luis Potosi vs. Poughkeepsie Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 46.5% cheaper than Poughkeepsie.

Restaurants: pay 33.0% less in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 24.6% less in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 3.5% more in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 68.8% less in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 80.6% less in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.0% less in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 9.7% less in San Luis Potosi

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

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San Luis Potosi vs. Poughkeepsie Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.0% less for restaurants

	Poughkeepsie	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.50	$13.91 MX$257.20	-40.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$9.46 MX$174.89	-24.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.36 MX$25.21	-31.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25	$0.95 MX$17.49	-24.3%
Average			-33.0%

Poughkeepsie vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.6% less for groceries

	Poughkeepsie	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$3.27	$2.59 MX$47.84	-21.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.61	$4.23 MX$78.19	-36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94	$5.85 MX$108.20	+48.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.23	$2.71 MX$50.05	-48.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.21	$4.62 MX$85.46	-35.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.19	$1.51 MX$27.84	-31.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45	$0.74 MX$13.72	+64.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.50	$1.01 MX$18.67	-59.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.14	$1.17 MX$21.62	-45.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.46	$1.20 MX$22.18	-18.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.65	$1.45 MX$26.85	-11.8%
Average			-24.6%

Poughkeepsie vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5% more for transportation

	Poughkeepsie	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.57	$5.46 MX$100.98	+52.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$72.56 MX$1,341.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,000.00	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-30.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.15	$14.13 MX$261.27	-12.5%
Average			+3.5%

Poughkeepsie vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of transportation

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pay 68.8% less for housing

	Poughkeepsie	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.33	$31.52 MX$582.98	-53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,700.00	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	-61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,650.00	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	-71.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.67	$32.21 MX$595.64	-80.1%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 80.6% less for childcare

	Poughkeepsie	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,493.75	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	-82.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,000.00	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	-78.6%
Average			-80.6%

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pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Poughkeepsie	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.64 MX$48.87	-56.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.50	$3.34 MX$61.73	-25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.50	$4.17 MX$77.16	-71.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.00	$30.60 MX$565.84	+53.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$5.84 MX$108.02	-61.1%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 9.7% less for clothing

	Poughkeepsie	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.80	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	+1.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.77	$38.94 MX$720.16	-2.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.50	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	-9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.83	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	-26.1%
Average			-9.7%

Poughkeepsie vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of clothing

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