Denver vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$4114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	81
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	716K	1.43M

The cost of living in Denver is 34% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 463rd and 1745th ($2717 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 1531st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Denver compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ranked 35th vs 20th best cities to live in the United States, and 158th vs 117th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs San Antonio

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	Denver	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$16552

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

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