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McAllen vs San Antonio

$461/mo more in San Antonio

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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McAllenSan AntonioAbout 211 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • San Antonio leaves you more
  • No state income tax
  • Property tax 1.87%

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,817/mo in San Antonio. $2,356/mo in McAllen. +$5,532 a year.

McAllen

$2,356

left each month

San Antonio

$2,817

+$461 vs McAllen

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Same paycheck, another city.

San Antonio wins 2 of 4McAllen 2 · ties 0
$5,066Take-home · San Antonio$5,795
$863Rent · McAllen$1,049
$1,847Other bills · McAllen$1,929
$2,356Left over · San Antonio$2,817

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In 2022-2023, 1,039 households moved McAllen → San Antonio (avg AGI $56,149). 617 went the other way. The whole move →

+$461 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthMcAllenSan Antonio
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between McAllen, TX and San Antonio, TX
Per monthMcAllenSan AntonioDifference
Gross pay$6,208$7,244+$1,036
Income and payroll tax$1,142$1,449+$307
Take-home pay$5,066$5,795+$729
Rent$863$1,049+$186
Getting around$532$566+$34
Groceries$363$376+$13
Healthcare$408$423+$15
Utilities$227$235+$8
Everything else$317$329+$12
Left over$2,356$2,817+$461

Salary to match McAllen

$79,000

Gross pay in San Antonio that leaves the same amount as $74,500 in McAllen.

Tax difference

$0

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

More about San Antonio

McAllen, TX in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,027 and 237 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.

San Antonio, TX in full

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

The other way

Start in San Antonio.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in San Antonio than McAllen?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, San Antonio leaves about $461 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $863 in McAllen and $1,049 in San Antonio.

Does San Antonio have state income tax?

San Antonio is in Texas, which has no state income tax.

What changes if you move from McAllen to San Antonio?

The paycheck is taxed in Texas. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between McAllen and San Antonio changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.