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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Jose	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3962	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8268	$1642
🏠 One person rent	$2809	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$4461	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5742	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	87	22
😀 Quality of life	91	51
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.99M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 534% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 8th and 7752nd ($3962 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 79th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.2 months in Urfa. San Jose, United States ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Urfa ranked 33rd in Turkey, while ranked 148th and 6642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Urfa

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	San Jose	Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.41	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3015	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2454	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4507	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4037	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.3	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9481	$1869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9796	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$7.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$2.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23160	$8142

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212

Cities near Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$654
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$597
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$591
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$593
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$571
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$580
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$492
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$598
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$550
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$568
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$595
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$545
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$524
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$485
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$539
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$547
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$581
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$476
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$597
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$622
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$344
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$552
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$499
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$560
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$533
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$600
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$588
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$390
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$446
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$599
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$566
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$583
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$761