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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kayseri	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$686	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1681	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$307	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$518	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.1	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1110	$6139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	39	87
😀 Quality of life	70	91
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.01M

The cost of living in Kayseri is 83% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7368th and 8th ($686 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 1.6 months in Kayseri compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Kayseri ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 3706th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kayseri vs San Jose, United States

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	Kayseri	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.39	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.6	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.93%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$784	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.78	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.88	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.67	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.1	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.93	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.49	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.1	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6601	$23151

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Cities near Kayseri

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Talas	$662
68 km or 42 mi	Nevsehir	$724
110 km or 69 mi	Nigde	$777
123 km or 77 mi	Kirsehir	$672
124 km or 77 mi	Bor	$738
133 km or 82 mi	Aksaray	$725
134 km or 83 mi	Yozgat	$716
145 km or 90 mi	Kozan	$616
160 km or 100 mi	Kadirli	$557
174 km or 108 mi	Sivas	$716
180 km or 112 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
185 km or 115 mi	Eregli	$678
192 km or 119 mi	Ceyhan	$598
193 km or 120 mi	Adana	$756
196 km or 122 mi	Osmaniye	$339
198 km or 123 mi	Tokat	$702
207 km or 129 mi	Corum	$645
208 km or 129 mi	Tarsus	$740
210 km or 130 mi	Kirikkale	$662
215 km or 134 mi	Islahiye	$537
215 km or 134 mi	Amasya	$761
228 km or 142 mi	Mersin	$836
234 km or 145 mi	Hassa	$544
249 km or 155 mi	Gaziantep	$549
251 km or 156 mi	Malatya	$547
255 km or 158 mi	Iskenderun	$565
262 km or 163 mi	Cankiri	$707
263 km or 163 mi	Ankara	$1033
263 km or 163 mi	Karaman	$425
266 km or 165 mi	Kilis	$572
267 km or 166 mi	Adiyaman	$634
279 km or 173 mi	Konya	$740
279 km or 174 mi	Nizip	$576
288 km or 179 mi	Antakya	$594
290 km or 180 mi	Reyhanli	$582
293 km or 182 mi	Samsun	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Mut	$641
298 km or 185 mi	Samandag	$597
303 km or 188 mi	Polatli	$752
307 km or 191 mi	Unye	$654

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