San Antonio vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Antonio	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4931	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2192	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$560	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4224	$1649
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	96
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	1.43M	17.7M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 129% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1380th and 5948th ($2194 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1203rd and 13th 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 1.9 months in San Antonio compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. San Antonio ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 118th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Shenzhen

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	San Antonio	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6015	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.44	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.74	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.95	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1127	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10912	$24117

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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

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618