Fresno vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2277
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5358
$4931
🏠 One person rent
$1457
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$2561
$2192
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$560
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3885
$4224
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
42
81
😀 Quality of life
79
91
🏙️ Population
542K
1.43M

The cost of living in Fresno is 4% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1183rd and 1380th ($2277 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1044th and 1203rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Fresno compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Ranked 152nd vs 21st best cities to live in the United States, and 575th vs 118th 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
$18.2
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.5
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.07
$6.34
 Cappuccino
$4.6
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2130
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$79.9
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$979
$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30020
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2281
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2409
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2427
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2614
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2424
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2386
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2412
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2498
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2079
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2231
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2151
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2374
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2758
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2500
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2557
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2570
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2401
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2557
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2735
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2852
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2963
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2706
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2312
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2532
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2428
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2187
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3118
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$2016
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$2897
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2271
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2561
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2557
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3527
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2970
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2250
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2839
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2868
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2194

Cities near San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2155
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2172
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2156
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2177
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2226
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2223
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2071
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2473
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2232
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2250
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2211
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2145
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2194
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2231
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2075
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$2006
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2037
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$734
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1749
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2186
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1885
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$2024
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1856
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$765
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$545
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1890
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1764
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2151
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2223
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2164
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2143
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2734
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2692
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2248
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2093
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1798
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2080
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2137