New York City vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$4114
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.43M

The cost of living in New York City is 118% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 3rd and 1745th ($4441 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1531st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ranked 2nd vs 20th best cities to live in the United States, and 22nd vs 117th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs San Antonio

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	New York City	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$16552

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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