San Antonio vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Antonio	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4674	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$1801	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4112	$3056
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	18
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	1.43M	216K

The cost of living in San Antonio is 3% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 1833rd and 2013th ($2071 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1452nd and 3rd in the United States and New Zealand, respectively. Check the United States vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in San Antonio compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. San Antonio ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 156th and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Wellington

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	San Antonio	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1312	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1400	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.7	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4488	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1816	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.22	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.33	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1365	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19123	$13757

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844