San Antonio vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Antonio	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4674	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$1801	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4112	$6139
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	81	87
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.01M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 48% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1833rd and 8th ($2071 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1452nd and 5th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in San Antonio compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Ranked 39th vs 25th best cities to live in the United States, and 156th vs 126th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs San Jose, United States

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	San Antonio	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1312	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1400	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.7	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4488	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1816	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.22	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.33	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1365	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19123	$23151

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273