San Antonio vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Antonio	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2063	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4604	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1208	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$1789	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4089	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	33
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	1.43M	543K

The cost of living in San Antonio is 7% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1874th and 2278th ($2063 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1483rd and 1724th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in San Antonio compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 42nd vs 164th best cities to live in the United States, and 170th vs 490th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Tucson

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	San Antonio	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1847	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1394	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.9	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1889	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.2	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1248	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17470	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190