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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$2713
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$1050
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$577
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	50
😀 Quality of life	93	69
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.11M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 235% more expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 6th and 4747th ($3952 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the United States and Armenia, respectively. Check the United States vs Armenia 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 Yerevan. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 88th and 4402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Yerevan

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	San Jose	Yerevan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$683
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$502
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	15.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$3535
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$1676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$7136

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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 Yerevan

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Abovyan	$1081
16 km or 10 mi	Ashtarak	$1059
20 km or 13 mi	Masis	$1068
40 km or 25 mi	Armavir	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Igdir	$569
70 km or 44 mi	Vanadzor	$719
76 km or 47 mi	Spitak	$852
79 km or 49 mi	Dogubayazit	$567
88 km or 55 mi	Gyumri	$736
126 km or 79 mi	Caldiran	$573
129 km or 80 mi	Kars	$567
135 km or 84 mi	Agri	$562
148 km or 92 mi	Marneuli	$736
149 km or 93 mi	Gardabani	$691
156 km or 97 mi	Rustavi	$643
166 km or 103 mi	Ganja	$484
170 km or 106 mi	Tbilisi	$1035
172 km or 107 mi	Goris	$968
185 km or 115 mi	Khoy	$402
196 km or 122 mi	Kapan	$968
203 km or 126 mi	Gori	$608
209 km or 130 mi	Van	$585
215 km or 134 mi	Khashuri	$718
222 km or 138 mi	Barda	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Marand	$488
228 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$627
251 km or 156 mi	Shaki	$613
268 km or 167 mi	Oguz	$630
276 km or 171 mi	Kutaisi	$668
277 km or 172 mi	Erzurum	$457
279 km or 173 mi	Tabriz	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Bitlis	$583
290 km or 180 mi	Ahar	$547
291 km or 181 mi	Batumi	$836
297 km or 185 mi	Urmia	$504
298 km or 185 mi	Hakkari	$577
305 km or 190 mi	Mus	$573
309 km or 192 mi	Senaki	$823
315 km or 196 mi	Vladikavkaz	$836
342 km or 212 mi	Siirt	$596