Austin vs Bursa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Bursa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$2231
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$369
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$1021
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	43 km
🎓 Higher education	65	43
😀 Quality of life	90	67
🏙️ Population	962K	2.9M

The cost of living in Austin is 186% more expensive than in Bursa. Cities ranked 932nd and 6467th ($2475 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 12th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in Bursa. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Bursa ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 192nd and 4633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Bursa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$50.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$78.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	44.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$1222
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$0.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$64.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$6.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$536
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$13712

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near Bursa

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Inegol	$763
75 km or 47 mi	Gebze	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Cayirova	$651
78 km or 48 mi	Bilecik	$764
84 km or 52 mi	Golcuk	$807
88 km or 55 mi	Korfez	$790
92 km or 57 mi	Istanbul	$1328
95 km or 59 mi	Bandirma	$724
98 km or 61 mi	Kartepe	$812
98 km or 61 mi	Izmit	$899
101 km or 63 mi	Kocaeli	$824
115 km or 72 mi	Kutahya	$606
117 km or 73 mi	Balikesir	$750
131 km or 81 mi	Sakarya	$710
131 km or 81 mi	Adapazari	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$747
152 km or 95 mi	Corlu	$692
158 km or 98 mi	Kapakli	$731
158 km or 98 mi	Tekirdag	$593
167 km or 104 mi	Soma	$741
169 km or 105 mi	Usak	$702
191 km or 119 mi	Duzce	$656
198 km or 123 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
203 km or 126 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
205 km or 128 mi	Salihli	$743
221 km or 137 mi	Turgutlu	$760
223 km or 138 mi	Bolu	$713
223 km or 139 mi	Manisa	$743
227 km or 141 mi	Canakkale	$699
232 km or 144 mi	Kirklareli	$522
232 km or 144 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
234 km or 145 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
248 km or 154 mi	Mytilene	$1060
257 km or 160 mi	Izmir	$1038
260 km or 162 mi	Tire	$719
261 km or 162 mi	Nazilli	$682
268 km or 167 mi	Denizli	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Edirne	$1201
271 km or 168 mi	Polatli	$752
280 km or 174 mi	Aydin	$617