Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Indonesia

Malang vs. San Luis Potosi Cost of Living Summary

Malang is 64.5% cheaper than San Luis Potosi.

Restaurants: pay 83.3% less in Malang
Groceries: pay 45.1% less in Malang
Transportation: pay 61.4% less in Malang
Housing: pay 73.9% less in Malang
Childcare: pay 44.7% less in Malang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.6% less in Malang
Clothing: pay 39.6% less in Malang

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Malang.

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Malang vs. San Luis Potosi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.3% less for restaurants

	San Luis Potosi	Malang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.91 MX$257.20	$1.12 IDR20,175.61	-92.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.46 MX$174.89	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	-70.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 MX$25.21	$0.58 IDR10,440.88	-57.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MX$17.49	$0.22 IDR4,035.12	-76.4%
Average			-83.3%

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pay 45.1% less for groceries

	San Luis Potosi	Malang
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 MX$47.84	$1.10 IDR19,923.41	-57.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MX$78.19	$2.92 IDR52,624.71	-31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.85 MX$108.20	$3.65 IDR65,871.71	-37.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 MX$50.05	$1.22 IDR22,018.25	-54.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 MX$85.46	$1.37 IDR24,737.68	-70.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 MX$27.84	$0.93 IDR16,777.77	-38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$13.72	$0.58 IDR10,524.24	-21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 MX$18.67	$0.71 IDR12,812.12	-29.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MX$21.62	$0.65 IDR11,782.57	-44.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 MX$22.18	$0.58 IDR10,524.24	-51.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.45 MX$26.85	$0.87 IDR15,786.36	-39.8%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 61.4% less for transportation

	San Luis Potosi	Malang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.46 MX$100.98	$2.90 IDR52,266.41	-47.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.56 MX$1,341.90	$5.59 IDR101K	-92.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$25,145.47 IDR454M	+16.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.13 MX$261.27	$3.62 IDR65,318.53	-74.4%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 73.9% less for housing

	San Luis Potosi	Malang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.52 MX$582.98	$19.47 IDR352K	-38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	$138.77 IDR3M	-78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	$92.20 IDR2M	-80.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.21 MX$595.64	$23.50 IDR424K	-27.0%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 44.7% less for childcare

	San Luis Potosi	Malang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	$30.73 IDR555K	-88.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	$9,555.28 IDR173M	+162.1%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports

	San Luis Potosi	Malang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 MX$48.87	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	-15.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$61.73	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	-60.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.17 MX$77.16	$2.68 IDR48,421.46	-35.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.60 MX$565.84	$14.55 IDR263K	-52.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 MX$108.02	$1.96 IDR35,307.31	-66.5%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 39.6% less for clothing

	San Luis Potosi	Malang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	$55.88 IDR1M	+0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.94 MX$720.16	$22.35 IDR404K	-42.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	$51.69 IDR933K	-49.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	$36.32 IDR656K	-54.4%
Average			-39.6%

San Luis Potosi vs. Malang - Cost of clothing

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