Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 3.4 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Damascus
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Damascus
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP826
|
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP811
|
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP638
|
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP499
|
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
|
pay 38.3% more for transportation
Damascus
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
|
pay 96.4% more for housing
Damascus
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Damascus
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Damascus
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
|
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