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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. San Luis Potosi Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 29.3% more expensive than San Luis Potosi.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 15.2% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 9.8% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 65.6% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.1% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 20.5% more in Vila Nova De Gaia

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

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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. San Luis Potosi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vila Nova De Gaia instead of San Luis Potosi, you would:

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pay 14.2% more for restaurants

	San Luis Potosi	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.91 MX$257.20	$13.44 €11.96	-3.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.46 MX$174.89	$11.20 €9.97	+18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 MX$25.21	$2.02 €1.79	+47.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MX$17.49	$1.55 €1.38	+64.3%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 15.2% less for groceries

	San Luis Potosi	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 MX$47.84	$1.65 €1.47	-36.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MX$78.19	$5.90 €5.25	+39.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.85 MX$108.20	$4.24 €3.77	-27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 MX$50.05	$3.68 €3.28	+36.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 MX$85.46	$3.44 €3.06	-25.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 MX$27.84	$1.06 €0.95	-29.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$13.72	$0.74 €0.66	-0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 MX$18.67	$0.88 €0.78	-12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MX$21.62	$1.14 €1.02	-2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 MX$22.18	$0.79 €0.70	-34.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.45 MX$26.85	$0.92 €0.81	-36.9%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 9.8% more for transportation

	San Luis Potosi	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.46 MX$100.98	$8.26 €7.35	+51.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.56 MX$1,341.90	$38.07 €33.88	-47.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	+56.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.13 MX$261.27	$11.09 €9.87	-21.5%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 65.6% more for housing

	San Luis Potosi	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.52 MX$582.98	$36.50 €32.49	+15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	$895.79 €797.28	+36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	$718.50 €639.49	+53.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.21 MX$595.64	$124.10 €110.45	+285.3%
Average			+65.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	San Luis Potosi	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	$575.48 €512.20	+118.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	$10,749.46 €9,567.41	+194.9%
Average			+153.8%

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pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports

	San Luis Potosi	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 MX$48.87	$2.24 €1.99	-15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$61.73	$1.97 €1.75	-40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.17 MX$77.16	$6.61 €5.88	+58.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.60 MX$565.84	$115.33 €102.65	+276.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 MX$108.02	$8.40 €7.47	+43.8%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 20.5% more for clothing

	San Luis Potosi	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	$103.58 €92.19	+86.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.94 MX$720.16	$33.26 €29.61	-14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	$92.20 €82.06	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	$116.91 €104.05	+46.6%
Average			+20.5%

San Luis Potosi vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of clothing

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