Cost of Living in San Antonio, TX

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$2194
$4931
🛋️ Without rent
$858
$2739
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1336
$2192
🍽️ Food
$560
$1447
🚐 Transport
$145
$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4224
😀 Quality of life
91
🏙️ Population
1.43M

The average cost of living in San Antonio is $2194, which is in the top 15% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 1380th out of 9294 in our global list, 1203rd out of 2202 in the United States, and 33rd out of 130 in Texas State.

The median after-tax salary is $4224, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months. Ranked 118th (TOP 1%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 21st best city to live in the United States, and 4th most liveable city in Texas State. With an estimated population of 1.43M, San Antonio is the 7th largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 10 km Lackland Air Force Base
😷 Air quality Excellent 9.5 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 557 University of Texas at San Antonio
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Prices in San Antonio

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
 Cappuccino
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912

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