Beijing vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.43M

The cost of living in Beijing is 50% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5387th and 1745th ($1016 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1531st in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 989th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs San Antonio

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	Beijing	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$16552

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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