Bangkok vs Bursa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Bursa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2363
🏠 One person rent	$424	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$687
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$918
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	43 km
🎓 Higher education	89	43
😀 Quality of life	75	67
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.9M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 5% more expensive than in Bursa. Cities ranked 5912th and 6133rd ($958 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Thailand and Turkey, respectively. Check Thailand vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1 months in Bursa. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Bursa ranked 5th in Turkey, while ranked 1890th and 4671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Bursa

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	Bangkok	Bursa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$9.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$8.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$65.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	45.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$1641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$611
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$15610

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

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