London vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$4100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	99	92
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.43M

The cost of living in London is 90% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8th and 1930th ($3851 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1571st 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 1.1 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 34th in the United States, while ranked 5th and 124th 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	$22.2	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$15049

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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