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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaziantep	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1411	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$222	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.9	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1158	$6139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	87
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	1.68M	1.01M

The cost of living in Gaziantep is 86% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8398th and 8th ($549 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 5th in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gaziantep compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Gaziantep ranked 24th best city to live in Turkey vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 6364th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaziantep vs San Jose, United States

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	Gaziantep	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$298	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.5	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.6	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.84%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$993	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$649	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.05	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.66	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.54	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.93	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.04	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.66	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.92	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$2.58	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.63	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.2	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6628	$23151

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Cities near Gaziantep

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Nizip	$576
46 km or 28 mi	Kilis	$572
67 km or 42 mi	Islahiye	$537
70 km or 43 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
81 km or 51 mi	Hassa	$544
99 km or 61 mi	Aleppo	$551
101 km or 62 mi	Osmaniye	$339
111 km or 69 mi	Adiyaman	$634
115 km or 71 mi	Reyhanli	$582
119 km or 74 mi	Kadirli	$557
125 km or 78 mi	Urfa	$582
132 km or 82 mi	Iskenderun	$565
139 km or 87 mi	Ceyhan	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Idlib	$559
145 km or 90 mi	Akcakale	$587
145 km or 90 mi	Kozan	$616
146 km or 91 mi	Antakya	$594
166 km or 103 mi	Malatya	$547
166 km or 103 mi	Samandag	$597
183 km or 114 mi	Adana	$756
192 km or 119 mi	Raqqa	$518
212 km or 132 mi	Viransehir	$609
221 km or 137 mi	Tarsus	$740
222 km or 138 mi	Hama	$441
223 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$446
238 km or 148 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
240 km or 149 mi	Elazig	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Talas	$662
248 km or 154 mi	Mersin	$836
249 km or 155 mi	Kayseri	$686
258 km or 160 mi	Derik	$596
259 km or 161 mi	Nigde	$777
265 km or 164 mi	Bor	$738
266 km or 165 mi	Homs	$390
269 km or 167 mi	Diyarbakir	$608
278 km or 173 mi	Cinar	$619
292 km or 181 mi	Nevsehir	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Mardin	$527
299 km or 186 mi	Eregli	$678
300 km or 186 mi	Sivas	$716

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