San Antonio vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Antonio	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2033	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4826	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1209	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2134	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4114	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	91	100
🏙️ Population	1.43M	4.84M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 20% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1745th and 745th ($2033 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1531st and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in San Antonio compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. San Antonio ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 117th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Sydney

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	San Antonio	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.2	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2285	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.8	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4263	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2070	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.62	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.6	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1134	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16552	$17957

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683