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Mexico

San Luis Potosi vs. Vasteras Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 23.2% cheaper than Vasteras.

Restaurants: pay 14.6% less in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 10.3% less in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 20.9% less in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 31.5% less in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 13.0% more in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.6% less in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 22.7% less in San Luis Potosi

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in San Luis Potosi.

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San Luis Potosi vs. Vasteras Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.6% less for restaurants

	Vasteras	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.00 SEK138.74	$13.91 MX$257.20	-0.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SEK99.10	$9.46 MX$174.89	-5.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 SEK22.79	$1.36 MX$25.21	-40.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 SEK21.64	$0.95 MX$17.49	-56.7%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 10.3% less for groceries

	Vasteras	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.97 SEK29.40	$2.59 MX$47.84	-12.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 SEK59.71	$4.23 MX$78.19	-29.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.38 SEK53.34	$5.85 MX$108.20	+8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.99 SEK39.53	$2.71 MX$50.05	-32.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 SEK57.09	$4.62 MX$85.46	-19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 SEK14.08	$1.51 MX$27.84	+6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 SEK11.13	$0.74 MX$13.72	-33.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 SEK16.48	$1.01 MX$18.67	-39.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 SEK19.67	$1.17 MX$21.62	-41.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SEK6.52	$1.20 MX$22.18	+82.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.86	$1.45 MX$26.85	+83.1%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 20.9% less for transportation

	Vasteras	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.48 SEK64.22	$5.46 MX$100.98	-15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.23 SEK706.08	$72.56 MX$1,341.90	+1.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-34.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.49 SEK232.88	$14.13 MX$261.27	-39.9%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 31.5% less for housing

	Vasteras	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.96 SEK425.88	$31.52 MX$582.98	-26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$741.62 SEK7,351.47	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$597.23 SEK5,920.15	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	-21.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.03 SEK1,368.27	$32.21 MX$595.64	-76.7%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 13.0% more for childcare

	Vasteras	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$150.29 SEK1,489.78	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	+75.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,998.57 SEK49,549.33	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	-27.1%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Vasteras	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00 SEK69.37	$2.64 MX$48.87	-62.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 SEK42.94	$3.34 MX$61.73	-22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.10 SEK70.36	$4.17 MX$77.16	-41.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.74 SEK344.37	$30.60 MX$565.84	-11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.50 SEK163.51	$5.84 MX$108.02	-64.6%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 22.7% less for clothing

	Vasteras	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.30 SEK1,024.02	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	-46.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 SEK396.39	$38.94 MX$720.16	-2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.47 SEK867.11	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	+16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.63 SEK1,354.35	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	-41.7%
Average			-22.7%

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