Austin vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$4112
😷 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 20% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 932nd and 1833rd ($2475 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 1452nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ranked 46th vs 39th best cities to live in the United States, and 192nd vs 156th 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	$19.4	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$19123

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093