City comparison
North Las Vegas, NV is about 1,100 miles (1,700 km) from San Antonio, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,300 miles, or about 22 hours (about 2 days at 10 h/day) behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from North Las Vegas, NV to San Antonio, TX takes about 2 h 8 min, covering roughly 1,100 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
North Las Vegas, NV is on Pacific Time and San Antonio, TX is on Central Time — a 2-hour difference. When it's noon in North Las Vegas, it's 2 p.m. in San Antonio, which puts North Las Vegas 2 hours behind.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
San Antonio has a population of 1,445,662, vs 264,022 in North Las Vegas — about 5.5× larger by population. By land area, San Antonio covers about 500 sq mi vs 105 sq mi for North Las Vegas.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | North Las Vegas | San Antonio | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,479/mo | $1,189/mo | 24.4% higher in North Las Vegas |
| Median home value | $340,200 | $198,000 | 71.8% higher in North Las Vegas |
| Median household income | $71,774 | $59,593 | 20.4% higher in North Las Vegas |
| Groceries index | 97.0 | 94.2 | 2.9% higher in North Las Vegas |
| Utilities index | 93.8 | 83.3 | 12.5% higher in North Las Vegas |
| Transportation index | 99.3 | 96.6 | 2.7% higher in North Las Vegas |
| Healthcare index | 99.2 | 96.1 | 3.2% higher in North Las Vegas |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in North Las Vegas, you'd need $89,336 in San Antonio to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
San Antonio, TX is about 10.7% cheaper overall than North Las Vegas, NV, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 22% higher in North Las Vegas than in San Antonio. If you earn $80,000 in North Las Vegas, you'd need about $71,469 in San Antonio to keep the same standard of living.