Damascus vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$315
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
87
😀 Quality of life
39
93
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.01M

The cost of living in Damascus is 83% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7287th and 6th ($671 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Syria and the United States, respectively. Check Syria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 7834th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$22302

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254