San Antonio, TX

Cost of Living in San Antonio, TX (2026): Rent, Utilities & Take-Home

$2,978/mo in San Antonio. $2,835 left each month. Prices near the US average.

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Monthly costs

Take-home $5,813/mo.

Taxes$1,457
Rent$1,049
Other living costs$1,929
Left over$2,835

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $87,243
Federal income tax: −$10,807
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,674
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $69,761
Effective tax rate: 20.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,049
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $566
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $2,978

Left over each month

$7,270 gross, minus $1,457 in tax and $2,978 in living costs.

$2,835

Average electric bill in Texas

About $139 a month for a household using 900 kWh. That is the EIA residential price for Texas in 2025, 15.4¢ per kWh. It is a state average, not a San Antonio utility bill, and the utilities line in the monthly costs above already includes a modelled power cost.

Cost of Living in San Antonio, TX (2026): Rent, Utilities & Take-Home

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