Baltimore vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$4089
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	81
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	586K	1.43M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 8% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1414th and 1874th ($2234 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 1483rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ranked 41st vs 42nd best cities to live in the United States, and 164th vs 170th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs San Antonio

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	Baltimore	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$17470

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150