San Antonio vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Antonio	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4466	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1794	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4100	$969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	96
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	1.43M	17.5M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 130% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1930th and 6334th ($2023 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1571st and 17th 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 34th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 124th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Antonio	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.2	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$900	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1407	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3721	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.88	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.3	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1129	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15049	$22402

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634