Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 46.4% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Damascus instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
CRC5,166.84
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
CRC4,711.66
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
CRC935.04
|
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
CRC857.72
|
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
|
pay 42.6% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
CRC1,049.58
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
CRC1,879.11
|
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
CRC3,641.17
|
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CRC1,627.84
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
CRC1,964.42
|
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
CRC1,133.12
|
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CRC272.16
|
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
CRC449.56
|
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.87
|
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CRC501.83
|
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CRC525.84
|
$0.18
SYP446
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
CRC3,156.74
|
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
CRC18,297.41
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
CRC16,657,399.05
|
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
CRC6,818.92
|
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
San Jose
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
CRC26,027.64
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
CRC351,361.90
|
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
CRC215,153.15
|
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
CRC22,531.37
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
|
pay 66.0% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
CRC183,343.25
|
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
CRC4,470,223.62
|
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
|
pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
CRC1,427.78
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
CRC1,561.34
|
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CRC2,236.85
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
CRC31,057.20
|
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
CRC3,807.41
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 36.3% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
CRC43,580.76
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
CRC24,989.85
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
CRC62,529.14
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
CRC58,367.10
|
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
|
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