New York City vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$4089
😷 Air quality	Excellent	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 104% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4th and 1874th ($4207 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1483rd 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 42nd best cities to live in the United States, and 18th vs 170th 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	$23.6	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$17470

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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