Paris vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paris	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5959	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$2858	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$261	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3414	$4224
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	81
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.43M

The cost of living in Paris is 7% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 998th and 1380th ($2357 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1203rd in France and the United States, respectively. Check France vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 22nd and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs San Antonio

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	Paris	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.18	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.16	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3334	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2404	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13808	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9821	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18941	$10912

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137