Los Angeles vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$1382
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$2287
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$3866
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	81
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.43M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 43% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 72nd and 1242nd ($3165 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 1113th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Ranked 5th vs 25th best cities to live in the United States, and 34th vs 137th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs San Antonio

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	Los Angeles	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$5.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$94
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$19044

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2146
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2146
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2093
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2150
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2590
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2190
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2095
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2146
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1902
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1979
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$710
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1560
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2066
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1789
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1931
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1842
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$789
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$595
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1925
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1829
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2071
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2128
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$1972
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2221
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2126
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1801
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2118
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2108