Melbourne vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$4089
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	100	91
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.43M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 21% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 893rd and 1874th ($2496 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1483rd in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 1st and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs San Antonio

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	Melbourne	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$17470

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

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