San Antonio vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Antonio	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2063	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4604	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$1208	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$1789	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4089	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	99
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	1.43M	5.45M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 27% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1874th and 348th ($2063 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1483rd 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 1.5 months in Sydney. San Antonio ranked 42nd best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 170th 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	$17.1	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1847	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1394	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.9	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1889	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.2	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1248	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17470	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864