San Antonio vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Antonio	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4674	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1801	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4112	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	18
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	1.43M	6.49M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 203% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1833rd and 7385th ($2071 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1452nd and 80th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in San Antonio compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. San Antonio ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 156th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Shangrao

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	San Antonio	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1312	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1400	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.7	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4488	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1816	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.22	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.33	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1365	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19123	$25646

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628