Raleigh vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Raleigh	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$1374	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$2201	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.7	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4362	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	82	81
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	468K	1.43M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 9% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1363rd and 1833rd ($2265 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 1452nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ranked 54th vs 39th best cities to live in the United States, and 219th vs 156th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs San Antonio

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	Raleigh	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1531	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3898	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.7	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.18	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.2	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1475	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24243	$19123

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093