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

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Damascus San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$323
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
87
😀 Quality of life
40
91
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.01M

The cost of living in Damascus is 82% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7245th and 8th ($706 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 7855th and 126th 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
$9.98
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$23151

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273