San Antonio vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Antonio	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4466	$4089
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1794	$1453
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4100	$2574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	92	99
🏙️ Population	1.43M	14.3M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 19% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1930th and 3130th ($2023 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1571st and 3rd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in San Antonio compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. San Antonio ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 124th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Tokyo

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	San Antonio	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.2	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$900	$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1407	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3721	$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.88	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.3	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1129	$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15049	$14795

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1125
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$961
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1113
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1058
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1047
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1088
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1002
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$997
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1024
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$975
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$961