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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Tabriz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$143
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	59
😀 Quality of life	93	54
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.56M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 674% more expensive than in Tabriz. Cities ranked 6th and 8601st ($3952 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 59th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.5 months in Tabriz. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Tabriz ranked 6th in Iran, while ranked 88th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Tabriz

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	San Jose	Tabriz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$15.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$147
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$8.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	22.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$4.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$0.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$1.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$93
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$672

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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

Cities near Tabriz

Distance	City	Cost of living
58 km or 36 mi	Marand	$488
78 km or 48 mi	Maragheh	$502
81 km or 50 mi	Ahar	$547
120 km or 74 mi	Urmia	$504
125 km or 78 mi	Kapan	$968
125 km or 78 mi	Miandoab	$489
127 km or 79 mi	Khoy	$402
159 km or 99 mi	Goris	$968
174 km or 108 mi	Bukan	$492
177 km or 110 mi	Ardabil	$809
184 km or 114 mi	Mahabad	$409
184 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$433
204 km or 127 mi	Saqqez	$497
230 km or 143 mi	Hakkari	$577
235 km or 146 mi	Baneh	$492
236 km or 147 mi	Lankaran	$605
237 km or 147 mi	Caldiran	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Zanjan	$426
251 km or 156 mi	Dogubayazit	$567
254 km or 158 mi	Van	$585
264 km or 164 mi	Masis	$1068
266 km or 165 mi	Barda	$629
279 km or 173 mi	Yerevan	$1181
282 km or 175 mi	Igdir	$569
282 km or 175 mi	Abovyan	$1081
284 km or 177 mi	Marivan	$509
289 km or 180 mi	Ganja	$484
291 km or 181 mi	Erbil	$845
291 km or 181 mi	Yevlakh	$627
292 km or 181 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
295 km or 183 mi	Ashtarak	$1059
300 km or 187 mi	Armavir	$1001
305 km or 190 mi	Rasht	$472
307 km or 191 mi	Sirvan	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Sanandaj	$434
322 km or 200 mi	Duhok	$619
334 km or 207 mi	Agri	$562
334 km or 208 mi	Zakho	$656
336 km or 209 mi	Kirkuk	$507
339 km or 211 mi	Mosul	$588