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Austin, TXSan Antonio, TX

Moving to San Antonio costs you $344 a month

−$4,128 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

In 2022-2023, 6,106 households moved AustinSan Antonio (avg AGI $72,680). 5,295 went the other way. The whole move →

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Austin, TX and San Antonio, TX
Per monthAustinSan AntonioDifference
Gross pay$8,125$7,266−$859
Income and payroll tax$1,710$1,455−$255
Take-home pay$6,415$5,810−$605
Rent$1,226$1,052−$174
Getting around$566$566$0
Groceries$400$376−$24
Healthcare$450$423−$27
Utilities$250$235−$15
Everything else$350$329−$21
Left over$3,173$2,829−$344

To break even in San Antonio, you'd need to earn

$93,000

Household gross, versus $97,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Austin does now.

The tax difference alone

$0

A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.

More about San Antonio

Austin, TX in full

No income tax, but property taxes are among the steepest anywhere.

San Antonio, TX in full

Among the cheapest big-city rents in the country, with the highest property tax rate here.

The reverse move

Same two cities, but starting from San Antonio on San Antonio wages.

San AntonioAustin

Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.