San Antonio vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Antonio	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5120	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$1382	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$2287	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3866	$3743
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	99
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	1.43M	4.84M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 19% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1242nd and 318th ($2219 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1113th 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 1.7 months in San Antonio compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. San Antonio ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 137th and 3rd 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	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.7	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.37	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1467	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1106	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2477	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7160	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3053	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.15	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.7	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1445	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19044	$17934

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2146
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2146
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2093
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2150
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2590
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2190
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2095
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2146
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1902
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1979
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$710
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1560
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2066
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1789
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1931
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1842
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$789
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$595
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1925
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1829
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2071
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2128
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$1972
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2221
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2126
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1801
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2118
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2108

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816