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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Damascus	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1433	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$225	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.5	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	25	87
😀 Quality of life	36	92
🏙️ Population	2.5M	1.01M

The cost of living in Damascus is 83% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7822nd and 22nd ($583 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 7665th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs San Jose, United States

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	Damascus	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.29	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.9	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.93%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1756	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1228	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.08	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.66	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.85	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.3	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.1	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1634	$15889

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$882
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1673
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$982
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$770
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1195
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1622
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$633
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1427
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1633
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$625
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1617
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1645
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1622
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1570
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1660
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1689
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1447
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1619
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1674
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1610
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1594
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1601
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1594
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1660
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$528
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1467
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$602
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1567
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1744
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1728
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1718
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1725
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$679
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$849
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1593
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$981
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1850

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123