Austin vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$4114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	65	81
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	962K	1.43M

The cost of living in Austin is 21% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 858th and 1745th ($2455 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 1531st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ranked 30th vs 20th best cities to live in the United States, and 142nd vs 117th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs San Antonio

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	Austin	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$16552

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133