Rank #13 of 33
San Antonio, TX
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
9.7
Tacos per hour at the local median wage
$2.27
Avg taco price
$22.12
Median hourly wage (2024)
$2.75
Fast-casual taqueria
$1.79
Taco Bell crunchy taco
San Antonio sits above the national average. An hour of local work buys 9.7 tacos here, compared with 9.3 tacos per hour across the 33-city index (+0.4 vs national average).
Local note
San Antonio has one of the densest concentrations of taquerias per capita in the country. Prices have remained low relative to other major Texas cities, reflecting both the local food culture and cost of living.
Where the numbers come from
Fast-casual: Taqueria Datapoint ($2.50 pastor / carnitas / pollo / asada; $2.75 lengua / fajita), Tacos On The Street, Street Taco Company. Chain: Taco Bell crunchy taco $1.79 (Texas-low TB tier).
Average taco price ($2.27) is $0.50 below the national average of $2.77.
How this is calculated. Tacos per hour = median hourly wage ÷ average taco price.
Average taco price is the mean of the fast-casual taqueria anchor and the local Taco Bell crunchy taco price.
Wages come from BLS OEWS, May 2024, MSA-level median for all occupations.
Full methodology.