Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Ireland

Drogheda vs. San Luis Potosi Cost of Living Summary

Drogheda is 89.4% more expensive than San Luis Potosi.

Restaurants: pay 42.7% more in Drogheda
Groceries: pay 1.4% less in Drogheda
Transportation: pay 81.2% more in Drogheda
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Drogheda
Childcare: pay 50.5% more in Drogheda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Drogheda
Clothing: pay 31.4% more in Drogheda

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, restaurants, and clothing in Drogheda are more expensive than in San Luis Potosi. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Drogheda.

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Drogheda vs. San Luis Potosi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.7% more for restaurants

	San Luis Potosi	Drogheda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.91 MX$257.20	$18.48 €16.44	+32.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.46 MX$174.89	$11.48 €10.22	+21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 MX$25.21	$2.90 €2.58	+112.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MX$17.49	$2.20 €1.96	+132.7%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 1.4% less for groceries

	San Luis Potosi	Drogheda
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 MX$47.84	$2.31 €2.06	-10.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MX$78.19	$5.04 €4.48	+19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.85 MX$108.20	$6.35 €5.65	+8.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 MX$50.05	$4.54 €4.04	+67.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 MX$85.46	$5.90 €5.25	+27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 MX$27.84	$1.35 €1.20	-10.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$13.72	$0.87 €0.77	+17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 MX$18.67	$0.81 €0.72	-19.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MX$21.62	$2.16 €1.92	+84.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 MX$22.18	$0.79 €0.71	-33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.45 MX$26.85	$0.48 €0.43	-66.8%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 81.2% more for transportation

	San Luis Potosi	Drogheda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.46 MX$100.98	$7.86 €6.99	+43.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.56 MX$1,341.90	$212.75 €189.35	+193.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$39,000.39 €34,711.75	+81.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.13 MX$261.27	$17.24 €15.35	+22.1%
Average			+81.2%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	San Luis Potosi	Drogheda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.52 MX$582.98	$44.79 €39.86	+42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	$1,828.90 €1,627.79	+178.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	$1,586.29 €1,411.86	+237.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.21 MX$595.64	$183.99 €163.76	+471.2%
Average			+224.1%

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pay 50.5% more for childcare

	San Luis Potosi	Drogheda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	$1,078.55 €959.95	+309.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	$2,015.52 €1,793.89	-44.7%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	San Luis Potosi	Drogheda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 MX$48.87	$6.72 €5.98	+154.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$61.73	$4.14 €3.69	+24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.17 MX$77.16	$20.16 €17.94	+383.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.60 MX$565.84	$75.92 €67.57	+148.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 MX$108.02	$13.44 €11.96	+130.0%
Average			+127.7%

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pay 31.4% more for clothing

	San Luis Potosi	Drogheda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	$94.91 €84.47	+70.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.94 MX$720.16	$42.76 €38.06	+9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	$107.90 €96.03	+5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	$119.88 €106.70	+50.4%
Average			+31.4%

San Luis Potosi vs. Drogheda - Cost of clothing

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