San Antonio vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

San Antonio Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1885
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4427
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$1147
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$1880
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4562
$1640
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
95
😀 Quality of life
92
81
🏙️ Population
1.43M
17.5M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 75% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1996th and 4544th ($1885 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1832nd and 9th 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 2.4 months in San Antonio compared to 1.5 months in Shenzhen. San Antonio ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 61st and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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San Antonio Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.5
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.03
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.18
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1195
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1881
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1543
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.6%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4215
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3514
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.38
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.97
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.1
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1286
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19578
$25954

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$2016
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2019
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$1735
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2021
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$1762
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2015
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$1722
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2672
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2024
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2352
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2021
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2237
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2022
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$1566
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2007
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2015
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$561
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1603
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$1883
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$2013
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1581
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1487
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$695
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$534
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$2013
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1663
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2006
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$1778
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$1877
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2024
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1980
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2013
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$1945
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2141
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2311
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1813
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2028
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2008

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749