Alexandria vs Bursa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Bursa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1876
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$617
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$778
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	43 km
🎓 Higher education	50	44
😀 Quality of life	48	64
🏙️ Population	4.87M	2.9M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 57% less expensive than in Bursa. Cities ranked 9165th and 6708th ($316 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 20th in Egypt and Turkey, respectively. Check Egypt vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1 months in Bursa. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Bursa ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 6367th and 4504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Bursa

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	Alexandria	Bursa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	40.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$1139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$5.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$4.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$7.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$6611

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Bursa

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Inegol	$708
75 km or 47 mi	Gebze	$573
76 km or 47 mi	Cayirova	$599
78 km or 48 mi	Bilecik	$755
84 km or 52 mi	Golcuk	$835
88 km or 55 mi	Korfez	$782
92 km or 57 mi	Istanbul	$1248
95 km or 59 mi	Bandirma	$679
98 km or 61 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Izmit	$1113
101 km or 63 mi	Kocaeli	$718
115 km or 72 mi	Kutahya	$568
117 km or 73 mi	Balikesir	$707
131 km or 81 mi	Sakarya	$547
131 km or 81 mi	Adapazari	$455
132 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$691
152 km or 95 mi	Corlu	$690
158 km or 98 mi	Kapakli	$701
158 km or 98 mi	Tekirdag	$661
167 km or 104 mi	Soma	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Usak	$629
191 km or 119 mi	Duzce	$535
198 km or 123 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
203 km or 126 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
205 km or 128 mi	Salihli	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Turgutlu	$675
223 km or 138 mi	Bolu	$616
223 km or 139 mi	Manisa	$638
227 km or 141 mi	Canakkale	$690
232 km or 144 mi	Kirklareli	$642
232 km or 144 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
248 km or 154 mi	Mytilene	$934
257 km or 160 mi	Izmir	$909
260 km or 162 mi	Tire	$681
261 km or 162 mi	Nazilli	$643
268 km or 167 mi	Denizli	$477
268 km or 167 mi	Edirne	$624
271 km or 168 mi	Polatli	$691
280 km or 174 mi	Aydin	$655