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Izmir vs. San Luis Potosi Cost of Living Summary

Izmir is 7.1% cheaper than San Luis Potosi.

Restaurants: pay 18.9% less in Izmir
Groceries: pay 47.7% less in Izmir
Transportation: pay 3.1% more in Izmir
Housing: pay 0.7% less in Izmir
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Izmir
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.9% more in Izmir
Clothing: pay 7.5% less in Izmir

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

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Izmir vs. San Luis Potosi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.9% less for restaurants

	San Luis Potosi	Izmir
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.91 MX$257.20	$10.16 TRY503.16	-26.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.46 MX$174.89	$8.64 TRY427.69	-8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 MX$25.21	$1.48 TRY73.51	+8.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MX$17.49	$0.60 TRY29.87	-36.2%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 47.7% less for groceries

	San Luis Potosi	Izmir
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 MX$47.84	$1.04 TRY51.64	-59.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MX$78.19	$4.73 TRY233.97	+11.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.85 MX$108.20	$4.24 TRY209.81	-27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 MX$50.05	$2.48 TRY122.91	-8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 MX$85.46	$2.28 TRY112.88	-50.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 MX$27.84	$0.91 TRY45.28	-39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$13.72	$0.97 TRY48.19	+31.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 MX$18.67	$0.48 TRY23.58	-52.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MX$21.62	$0.64 TRY31.89	-44.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 MX$22.18	$0.26 TRY12.86	-78.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.45 MX$26.85	$0.17 TRY8.63	-88.0%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 3.1% more for transportation

	San Luis Potosi	Izmir
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.46 MX$100.98	$5.23 TRY259.19	-4.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.56 MX$1,341.90	$43.19 TRY2,138.43	-40.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$41,095.22 TRY2M	+90.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.13 MX$261.27	$11.67 TRY577.94	-17.4%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 0.7% less for housing

	San Luis Potosi	Izmir
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.52 MX$582.98	$15.94 TRY789.12	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	$601.01 TRY29,758.34	-8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	$422.90 TRY20,939.21	-9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.21 MX$595.64	$64.55 TRY3,196.29	+100.4%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	San Luis Potosi	Izmir
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	$689.32 TRY34,131.05	+161.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	$14,450.48 TRY715K	+296.4%
Average			+222.1%

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pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports

	San Luis Potosi	Izmir
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 MX$48.87	$3.46 TRY171.07	+30.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$61.73	$3.66 TRY181.10	+9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.17 MX$77.16	$2.24 TRY110.70	-46.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.60 MX$565.84	$64.08 TRY3,172.79	+109.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 MX$108.02	$8.13 TRY402.53	+39.2%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 7.5% less for clothing

	San Luis Potosi	Izmir
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	$45.96 TRY2,275.83	-17.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.94 MX$720.16	$37.03 TRY1,833.74	-4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	$92.27 TRY4,568.63	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	$81.97 TRY4,058.83	+2.8%
Average			-7.5%

San Luis Potosi vs. Izmir - Cost of clothing

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