Miami vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Miami	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3075	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7229	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$2042	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$3813	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3944	$4114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	85	81
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	442K	1.43M

The cost of living in Miami is 51% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 119th and 1745th ($3075 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 107th and 1531st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Miami compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ranked 29th vs 20th best cities to live in the United States, and 140th vs 117th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs San Antonio

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	Miami	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.6	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3960	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.46	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.2	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23889	$16552

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133