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Mexico

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Sweden

Vasteras vs. San Luis Potosi Cost of Living Summary

Vasteras is 30.3% more expensive than San Luis Potosi.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% more in Vasteras
Groceries: pay 11.4% more in Vasteras
Transportation: pay 26.4% more in Vasteras
Housing: pay 46.1% more in Vasteras
Childcare: pay 11.5% less in Vasteras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.6% more in Vasteras
Clothing: pay 29.4% more in Vasteras

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

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Vasteras vs. San Luis Potosi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.1% more for restaurants

	San Luis Potosi	Vasteras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.91 MX$257.20	$14.00 SEK138.74	+0.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.46 MX$174.89	$10.00 SEK99.10	+5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 MX$25.21	$2.30 SEK22.79	+68.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MX$17.49	$2.18 SEK21.64	+130.8%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 11.4% more for groceries

	San Luis Potosi	Vasteras
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 MX$47.84	$2.97 SEK29.40	+14.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MX$78.19	$6.02 SEK59.71	+42.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.85 MX$108.20	$5.38 SEK53.34	-8.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 MX$50.05	$3.99 SEK39.53	+47.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 MX$85.46	$5.76 SEK57.09	+24.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 MX$27.84	$1.42 SEK14.08	-5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$13.72	$1.12 SEK11.13	+51.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 MX$18.67	$1.66 SEK16.48	+64.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MX$21.62	$1.98 SEK19.67	+69.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 MX$22.18	$0.66 SEK6.52	-45.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.45 MX$26.85	$0.79 SEK7.86	-45.4%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 26.4% more for transportation

	San Luis Potosi	Vasteras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.46 MX$100.98	$6.48 SEK64.22	+18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.56 MX$1,341.90	$71.23 SEK706.08	-1.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$32,980.57 SEK327K	+53.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.13 MX$261.27	$23.49 SEK232.88	+66.3%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 46.1% more for housing

	San Luis Potosi	Vasteras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.52 MX$582.98	$42.96 SEK425.88	+36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	$741.62 SEK7,351.47	+13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	$597.23 SEK5,920.15	+27.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.21 MX$595.64	$138.03 SEK1,368.27	+328.6%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 11.5% less for childcare

	San Luis Potosi	Vasteras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	$150.29 SEK1,489.78	-42.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	$4,998.57 SEK49,549.33	+37.1%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 80.6% more for entertainment and sports

	San Luis Potosi	Vasteras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 MX$48.87	$7.00 SEK69.37	+164.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$61.73	$4.33 SEK42.94	+29.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.17 MX$77.16	$7.10 SEK70.36	+70.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.60 MX$565.84	$34.74 SEK344.37	+13.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 MX$108.02	$16.50 SEK163.51	+182.4%
Average			+80.6%

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pay 29.4% more for clothing

	San Luis Potosi	Vasteras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	$103.30 SEK1,024.02	+85.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.94 MX$720.16	$39.99 SEK396.39	+2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	$87.47 SEK867.11	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	$136.63 SEK1,354.35	+71.4%
Average			+29.4%

San Luis Potosi vs. Vasteras - Cost of clothing

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