Fresno vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2083
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5212
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$1287
$1382
🏘️ Family rent
$2076
$2287
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3882
$3866
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
42
81
😀 Quality of life
65
90
🏙️ Population
542K
1.43M

The cost of living in Fresno is 6% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1603rd and 1242nd ($2083 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 1113th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fresno compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Ranked 1706th vs 25th best cities to live in the United States, and 4568th vs 137th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs San Antonio

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Fresno San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$5.37
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1727
$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$17.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.5
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.15
$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.8
$94
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.7
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2655
$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31096
$19044

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2144
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2314
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2343
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2535
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2372
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2344
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2372
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2439
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2153
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2248
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2351
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2149
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2313
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2665
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2478
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2514
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2393
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2239
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2498
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2592
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2702
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2814
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2638
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2111
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2400
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2271
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2126
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$2952
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1945
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3009
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2205
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2434
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2417
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$2908
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2356
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2141
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2035
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2660
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2140

Cities near San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2158
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2175
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2146
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2737
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108