San Antonio vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Antonio	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2063	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4604	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$1208	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$1789	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4089	$4485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	69
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	1.43M	385K

The cost of living in San Antonio is 21% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1874th and 719th ($2063 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1483rd and 625th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in San Antonio compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ranked 42nd vs 32nd best cities to live in the United States, and 170th vs 151st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Tampa

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	San Antonio	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1847	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1394	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.9	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1889	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.2	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1248	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17470	$16676

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285