Cost of living comparison

Damascus, Syria

compared to

San Jose, Costa Rica

San Jose vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 3.3 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in San Jose
Transportation: pay 50.7% more in San Jose
Housing: pay 94.8% more in San Jose
Childcare: pay 9.2 times more in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in San Jose
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in San Jose

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and housing in San Jose are more expensive than in Damascus. Notably, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in San Jose.

San Jose vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Jose instead of Damascus, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Damascus	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$10.83 CRC5,411.93	+116.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$9.72 CRC4,855.71	+94.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$1.99 CRC996.28	+89.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$1.46 CRC730.05	+168.1%
Average			+117.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Damascus	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$2.60 CRC1,297.53	+310.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$4.26 CRC2,131.12	+154.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$7.23 CRC3,614.14	+78.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$3.26 CRC1,630.29	+65.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$4.41 CRC2,202.02	+46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$1.95 CRC974.72	+328.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$0.63 CRC314.94	-34.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$1.59 CRC795.04	+246.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$1.35 CRC673.65	+246.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$1.30 CRC649.37	+386.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$1.19 CRC595.13	+331.0%
Average			+196.4%

Damascus vs. San Jose - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.7% more for transportation

	Damascus	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$5.49 CRC2,742.30	-65.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$38.02 CRC19,000.61	+123.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$36,925.49 CRC18,451,701.73	+99.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$15.94 CRC7,965.79	+44.9%
Average			+50.7%

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pay 94.8% more for housing

	Damascus	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.75 SYP867,884	$53.59 CRC26,781.29	-19.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$742.08 CRC370,817.73	+162.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$463.60 CRC231,662.02	+218.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$63.06 CRC31,508.95	+17.8%
Average			+94.8%

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pay 9.2 times more for childcare

	Damascus	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 SYP628,430	$521.49 CRC260,589.82	+978.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$12,425.72 CRC6,209,142.52	+653.1%
Average			+816.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 SYP16,252	$2.92 CRC1,456.71	+133.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$3.69 CRC1,844.55	+189.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$5.05 CRC2,524.97	+68.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$59.70 CRC29,832.68	+348.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$9.72 CRC4,855.71	+223.9%
Average			+192.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Damascus	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$73.59 CRC36,771.08	+234.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$50.81 CRC25,391.00	+116.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$125.98 CRC62,954.11	+165.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$117.31 CRC58,621.78	+108.6%
Average			+156.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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