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San Luis Potosi vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 19.2% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 21.3% less in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 44.0% more in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 21.7% more in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 41.0% less in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 76.6% less in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.1% less in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 24.8% less in San Luis Potosi

The cost of groceries and transportation in San Luis Potosi are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in San Luis Potosi.

San Luis Potosi vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.3% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.73	$11.37 MX$206.69	+4.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.76	$10.56 MX$191.92	+10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.19	$1.20 MX$21.90	-46.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.98	$0.90 MX$16.40	-53.0%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 44.0% more for groceries

	Warsaw	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.31	$2.52 MX$45.77	+72.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.57	$4.12 MX$74.80	-23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.75	$5.37 MX$97.56	+23.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.43	$2.63 MX$47.88	-28.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.30	$4.50 MX$81.76	+32.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.21	$1.47 MX$26.64	+140.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.00	$0.75 MX$13.71	-8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.49	$0.98 MX$17.86	+2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.71	$1.14 MX$20.69	-27.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.74	$1.14 MX$20.77	+139.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.96	$1.41 MX$25.68	+162.0%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 21.7% more for transportation

	Warsaw	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.02	$4.99 MX$90.68	-24.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.25	$70.64 MX$1,283.78	+134.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$24,910.92 MX$452,746.04	-24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.66	$13.75 MX$249.95	+0.6%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 41.0% less for housing

	Warsaw	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.29	$30.69 MX$557.73	+76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,143.53	$203.08 MX$3,690.86	-82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,298.01	$270.77 MX$4,921.15	-70.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN971.93	$33.01 MX$599.94	-87.7%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 76.6% less for childcare

	Warsaw	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,130.17	$193.15 MX$3,510.42	-67.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,882.92	$2,209.49 MX$40,156.61	-86.1%
Average			-76.6%

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pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.88	$2.71 MX$49.21	-45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.31	$3.09 MX$56.10	-26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.60	$4.06 MX$73.82	-31.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN169.84	$29.78 MX$541.33	-36.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.76	$5.69 MX$103.34	-40.6%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 24.8% less for clothing

	Warsaw	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN361.72	$54.15 MX$984.23	-45.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN175.63	$37.91 MX$688.96	-21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN357.70	$99.26 MX$1,804.09	+0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN418.71	$77.60 MX$1,410.40	-32.7%
Average			-24.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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