Fresno vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2566
$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5572
$4466
🏠 One person rent
$1667
$1202
🏘️ Family rent
$2747
$1794
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3632
$4100
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
42
81
😀 Quality of life
81
92
🏙️ Population
542K
1.43M

The cost of living in Fresno is 27% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 775th and 1930th ($2566 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 687th and 1571st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fresno compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ranked 214th vs 34th best cities to live in the United States, and 701st vs 124th 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
$21
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.98
$6.22
 Cappuccino
$5.09
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1381
$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2356
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2328
$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$330
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.7
$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.38%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2769
$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2790
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$17.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.28
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.22
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.62
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.9
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.5
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$977
$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13048
$15049

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Cities near Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2503
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2551
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2554
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2599
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2531
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2479
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2496
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2586
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2120
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2295
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2161
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2383
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2794
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2577
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2653
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2426
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2407
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2650
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2841
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2839
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2942
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2763
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2313
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2576
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2452
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2248
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$2955
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1969
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3082
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2501
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2679
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2721
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3748
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2446
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2114
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1905
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2840
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2270

Cities near San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2164
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2178
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2233
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2210
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2215
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2222
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2169
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2416
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2221
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2241
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2196
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2148
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2188
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2105
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2075
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$2022
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2011
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$943
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1697
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2136
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1862
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1981
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1719
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$944
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$748
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1993
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1900
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2209
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2279
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2229
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2216
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2770
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2129
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2730
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2240
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2094
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1828
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2177
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2154