San Antonio vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Antonio	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2063	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4604	$2444
🏠 One person rent	$1208	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$1789	$900
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4089	$1024
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	95
😀 Quality of life	91	77
🏙️ Population	1.43M	17.5M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 120% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1874th and 6106th ($2063 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1483rd and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. San Antonio ranked 42nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 170th and 1113th 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	$17.1	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1847	$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1394	$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.9	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1889	$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.2	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1248	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17470	$22916

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$674
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$666
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1718
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$534
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$621
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$848
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$782
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$943
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$844
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$795
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$832
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$896
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$589
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$807
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$673
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$465
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$816
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$760
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$769
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$790
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$789
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$814
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$730
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$738
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$698
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$699
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$723
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$694
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$903
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$533
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$638