San Antonio vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Antonio	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5120	$4181
🏠 One person rent	$1382	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$2287	$1685
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3866	$3765
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	54
😀 Quality of life	90	72
🏙️ Population	1.43M	413K

The cost of living in San Antonio is 31% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 1242nd and 2690th ($2219 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1113th and 2017th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in San Antonio compared to 2.2 months in Tulsa. Ranked 25th vs 674th best cities to live in the United States, and 137th vs 2206th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Tulsa

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	San Antonio	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.7	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.37	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1467	$902
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1106	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2477	$1712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7160	$1819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3053	$1651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$45.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.15	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$9.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.7	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94	$90.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1445	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19044	$25117

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1771
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1777
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1773
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1765
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1647
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1741
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1728
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$1944
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1916
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1604
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1943
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2103
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1956
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2148
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1715
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$1876
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1969
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1546
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$2067
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1836
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1482
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2049
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2144
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1827
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1880
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1887
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1944
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1820
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1774
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1912
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1626
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1703
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1784
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1890
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1703
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1555
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1534
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2194