London vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$4089
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.43M

The cost of living in London is 81% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 20th and 1874th ($3740 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1483rd in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 2 months in San Antonio. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 12th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs San Antonio

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	London	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$17470

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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