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San Luis Potosi vs. Whitby Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 42.8% cheaper than Whitby.

Restaurants: pay 3.9% less in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 20.3% less in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 1.9% more in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 66.6% less in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 76.8% less in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% less in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 19.3% less in San Luis Potosi

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

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San Luis Potosi vs. Whitby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.9% less for restaurants

	Whitby	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.03 CA$19.86	$13.91 MX$257.20	-0.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 CA$11.92	$9.46 MX$174.89	+12.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 CA$2.81	$1.36 MX$25.21	-31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 CA$1.99	$0.95 MX$17.49	-32.6%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 20.3% less for groceries

	Whitby	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.79 CA$3.96	$2.59 MX$47.84	-7.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 CA$6.48	$4.23 MX$78.19	-7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.76 CA$13.82	$5.85 MX$108.20	-40.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.19 CA$5.94	$2.71 MX$50.05	-35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.75 CA$6.73	$4.62 MX$85.46	-2.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.92 CA$2.72	$1.51 MX$27.84	-21.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 CA$1.15	$0.74 MX$13.72	-8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 CA$2.19	$1.01 MX$18.67	-34.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.37	$1.17 MX$21.62	-30.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 CA$2.17	$1.20 MX$22.18	-21.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 CA$2.04	$1.45 MX$26.85	+1.0%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 1.9% more for transportation

	Whitby	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 CA$6.00	$5.46 MX$100.98	+28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$84.17 CA$119.16	$72.56 MX$1,341.90	-13.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.12 CA$12.91	$14.13 MX$261.27	+54.9%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 66.6% less for housing

	Whitby	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.60 CA$74.47	$31.52 MX$582.98	-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,753.44 CA$2,482.43	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	-62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,648.23 CA$2,333.49	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	-71.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.92 CA$147.12	$32.21 MX$595.64	-69.0%
Average			-66.6%

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pay 76.8% less for childcare

	Whitby	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,028.69 CA$1,456.36	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	-74.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,271.39 CA$24,451.98	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	-78.9%
Average			-76.8%

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pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Whitby	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 CA$7.94	$2.64 MX$48.87	-52.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.45 CA$4.88	$3.34 MX$61.73	-3.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.03 CA$19.86	$4.17 MX$77.16	-70.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.34 CA$67.03	$30.60 MX$565.84	-35.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.12 CA$12.91	$5.84 MX$108.02	-35.9%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 19.3% less for clothing

	Whitby	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.11 CA$79.44	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	-0.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.64 CA$78.78	$38.94 MX$720.16	-30.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.45 CA$146.46	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	-1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$128.59 CA$182.05	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	-38.0%
Average			-19.3%

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