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Cagayan de Oro City vs. San Luis Potosi Cost of Living Summary

Cagayan de Oro City is 43.0% cheaper than San Luis Potosi.

Restaurants: pay 66.9% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Groceries: pay 34.3% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Transportation: pay 54.9% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Housing: pay 28.6% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Childcare: pay 60.7% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.9% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Clothing: pay 52.7% less in Cagayan de Oro City

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, transportation, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cagayan de Oro City.

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Cagayan de Oro City vs. San Luis Potosi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cagayan de Oro City instead of San Luis Potosi, you would:

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pay 66.9% less for restaurants

	San Luis Potosi	Cagayan de Oro City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.91 MX$257.20	$3.59 ₱226.40	-74.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.46 MX$174.89	$3.03 ₱190.79	-68.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 MX$25.21	$0.73 ₱45.71	-46.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MX$17.49	$0.66 ₱41.84	-29.8%
Average			-66.9%

San Luis Potosi vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.3% less for groceries

	San Luis Potosi	Cagayan de Oro City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 MX$47.84	$0.87 ₱54.75	-66.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MX$78.19	$4.21 ₱265.52	-0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.85 MX$108.20	$5.71 ₱359.75	-2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 MX$50.05	$2.14 ₱134.71	-21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 MX$85.46	$1.46 ₱92.12	-68.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 MX$27.84	$0.96 ₱60.23	-36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$13.72	$0.48 ₱30.30	-35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 MX$18.67	$1.09 ₱68.73	+8.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MX$21.62	$0.53 ₱33.27	-54.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 MX$22.18	$0.90 ₱56.48	-25.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.45 MX$26.85	$1.16 ₱73.33	-19.8%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 54.9% less for transportation

	San Luis Potosi	Cagayan de Oro City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.46 MX$100.98	$4.03 ₱253.63	-26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.56 MX$1,341.90	$9.70 ₱611.21	-86.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$21,040.72 ₱1M	-2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.13 MX$261.27	$2.36 ₱148.61	-83.3%
Average			-54.9%

San Luis Potosi vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.6% less for housing

	San Luis Potosi	Cagayan de Oro City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.52 MX$582.98	$30.76 ₱1,937.78	-2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	$382.86 ₱24,118.19	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	$224.98 ₱14,172.36	-52.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.21 MX$595.64	$102.70 ₱6,469.30	+218.8%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 60.7% less for childcare

	San Luis Potosi	Cagayan de Oro City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	$66.42 ₱4,183.90	-74.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	$2,231.59 ₱141K	-38.8%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports

	San Luis Potosi	Cagayan de Oro City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 MX$48.87	$1.39 ₱87.86	-47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$61.73	$2.36 ₱148.98	-29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.17 MX$77.16	$2.99 ₱188.28	-28.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.60 MX$565.84	$20.35 ₱1,281.69	-33.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 MX$108.02	$4.46 ₱281.16	-23.6%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 52.7% less for clothing

	San Luis Potosi	Cagayan de Oro City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	$32.11 ₱2,022.93	-42.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.94 MX$720.16	$13.31 ₱838.71	-65.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	$51.84 ₱3,265.81	-49.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	$39.89 ₱2,512.71	-50.0%
Average			-52.7%

San Luis Potosi vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of clothing

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