Fresno vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2485
$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5571
$4604
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$1208
🏘️ Family rent
$2728
$1789
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3630
$4089
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
42
81
😀 Quality of life
83
91
🏙️ Population
542K
1.43M

The cost of living in Fresno is 20% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 909th and 1874th ($2485 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 1483rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ranked 183rd vs 42nd best cities to live in the United States, and 558th vs 170th 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
$19.8
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$5.11
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1505
$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2435
$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.5
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.09%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2696
$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.4
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$17.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$51
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1123
$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12990
$17470

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2440
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2523
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2517
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2562
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2494
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2454
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2454
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2547
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2107
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2276
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2435
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2391
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2797
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2565
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2605
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2440
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2390
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2608
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2851
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2854
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2992
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2768
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2300
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2586
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2445
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2276
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3017
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1940
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3067
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2261
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2651
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2658
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3676
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2468
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2089
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1923
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2864
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2280

Cities near San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2175
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2221
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2200
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2229
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2237
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2165
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2444
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2171
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2187
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2115
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2027
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2125
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2226
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2083
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2059
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1991
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2029
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$1009
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1706
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2153
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1883
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$2016
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1736
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$1017
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$802
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$2000
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1913
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2114
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2285
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2071
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2094
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2762
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2738
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2265
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2112
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1836
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2150
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2150