Austin vs Bursa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Bursa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$2363
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$687
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$918
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	43 km
🎓 Higher education	66	43
😀 Quality of life	92	67
🏙️ Population	962K	2.9M

The cost of living in Austin is 164% more expensive than in Bursa. Cities ranked 1002nd and 6133rd ($2416 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 9th 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 months in Bursa. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Bursa ranked 5th in Turkey, while ranked 151st and 4671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Bursa

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	Austin	Bursa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$9.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$65.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	45.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$0.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$611
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$15610

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Bursa

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Inegol	$787
75 km or 47 mi	Gebze	$659
76 km or 47 mi	Cayirova	$679
78 km or 48 mi	Bilecik	$837
84 km or 52 mi	Golcuk	$838
88 km or 55 mi	Korfez	$819
92 km or 57 mi	Istanbul	$1288
95 km or 59 mi	Bandirma	$724
98 km or 61 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Izmit	$985
101 km or 63 mi	Kocaeli	$835
115 km or 72 mi	Kutahya	$612
117 km or 73 mi	Balikesir	$704
131 km or 81 mi	Sakarya	$686
131 km or 81 mi	Adapazari	$547
132 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$777
152 km or 95 mi	Corlu	$679
158 km or 98 mi	Kapakli	$725
158 km or 98 mi	Tekirdag	$562
167 km or 104 mi	Soma	$732
169 km or 105 mi	Usak	$699
191 km or 119 mi	Duzce	$695
198 km or 123 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
203 km or 126 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
205 km or 128 mi	Salihli	$725
221 km or 137 mi	Turgutlu	$759
223 km or 138 mi	Bolu	$655
223 km or 139 mi	Manisa	$760
227 km or 141 mi	Canakkale	$697
232 km or 144 mi	Kirklareli	$574
232 km or 144 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
234 km or 145 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
248 km or 154 mi	Mytilene	$1067
257 km or 160 mi	Izmir	$1046
260 km or 162 mi	Tire	$686
261 km or 162 mi	Nazilli	$652
268 km or 167 mi	Denizli	$557
268 km or 167 mi	Edirne	$1151
271 km or 168 mi	Polatli	$780
280 km or 174 mi	Aydin	$595