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Mexico

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Lappeenranta vs. San Luis Potosi Cost of Living Summary

Lappeenranta is 23.1% more expensive than San Luis Potosi.

Restaurants: pay 21.4% more in Lappeenranta
Groceries: pay 10.3% less in Lappeenranta
Transportation: pay 24.2% more in Lappeenranta
Housing: pay 31.7% more in Lappeenranta
Childcare: pay 25.4% more in Lappeenranta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Lappeenranta
Clothing: pay 20.9% more in Lappeenranta

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

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Lappeenranta vs. San Luis Potosi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.4% more for restaurants

	San Luis Potosi	Lappeenranta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.91 MX$257.20	$14.00 €12.46	+0.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.46 MX$174.89	$11.38 €10.13	+20.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 MX$25.21	$2.69 €2.39	+97.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MX$17.49	$1.69 €1.51	+78.9%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 10.3% less for groceries

	San Luis Potosi	Lappeenranta
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 MX$47.84	$2.43 €2.16	-6.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MX$78.19	$4.06 €3.61	-4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.85 MX$108.20	$4.67 €4.16	-20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 MX$50.05	$3.21 €2.86	+18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 MX$85.46	$6.34 €5.65	+37.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 MX$27.84	$1.06 €0.94	-29.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$13.72	$0.94 €0.84	+26.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 MX$18.67	$1.01 €0.90
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MX$21.62	$1.76 €1.57	+50.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 MX$22.18	$0.49 €0.44	-58.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.45 MX$26.85	$0.68 €0.60	-53.2%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 24.2% more for transportation

	San Luis Potosi	Lappeenranta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.46 MX$100.98	$8.20 €7.30	+50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.56 MX$1,341.90	$64.94 €57.80	-10.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$29,633.80 €26,375.15	+37.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.13 MX$261.27	$15.03 €13.37	+6.4%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 31.7% more for housing

	San Luis Potosi	Lappeenranta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.52 MX$582.98	$22.39 €19.93	-29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	$787.55 €700.95	+20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	$599.06 €533.18	+27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.21 MX$595.64	$72.78 €64.78	+126.0%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 25.4% more for childcare

	San Luis Potosi	Lappeenranta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	$330.32 €294.00	+25.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	??
Average			+25.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	San Luis Potosi	Lappeenranta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 MX$48.87	$7.71 €6.86	+191.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$61.73	$3.51 €3.12	+5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.17 MX$77.16	$10.86 €9.67	+160.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.60 MX$565.84	$47.74 €42.49	+56.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 MX$108.02	$17.92 €15.95	+206.7%
Average			+103.6%

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pay 20.9% more for clothing

	San Luis Potosi	Lappeenranta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	$55.93 €49.78	+0.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.94 MX$720.16	$48.73 €43.37	+25.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	$89.58 €79.73	-12.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	$154.23 €137.27	+93.5%
Average			+20.9%

San Luis Potosi vs. Lappeenranta - Cost of clothing

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