City comparison
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 | San Antonio | Wilmington | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,189/mo | $1,213/mo | 2.0% lower in A |
| Median home value | $198,000 | $318,600 | 37.9% lower in A |
| Median household income | $59,593 | $58,908 | 1.2% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 99.9 | 100.2 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 97.1 | 97.5 | ≈ equal |
| Transportation index | 84.4 | 84.9 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 99.8 | 0.8% lower in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in San Antonio, you'd need $101,132 in Wilmington to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
San Antonio, TX is about 1.1% cheaper overall than Wilmington, NC, based on our cost-of-living index. If you earn $80,000 in San Antonio, you'd need about $80,906 in Wilmington to keep the same standard of living.