Beirut vs Bursa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Bursa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1941
🏠 One person rent
$555
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
43 km
🎓 Higher education
75
44
😀 Quality of life
61
63
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 48% more expensive than in Bursa. Cities ranked 4691st and 6479th ($1165 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Lebanon and Turkey, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.9 months in Bursa. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Bursa ranked 5th in Turkey, while ranked 4996th and 4634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Bursa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$7.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$46.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
40.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1149
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$6.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$1.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$6731

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Bursa

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$690
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$579
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$594
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$692
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$642
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$643
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1125
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$655
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$652
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$695
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$700
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$584
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$605
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$502
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$716
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$694
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$683
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$705
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$642
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$648
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$461
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$646
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$657
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$652
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$599
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$612
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$668
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$596
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$645
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$899
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$892
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$663
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$600
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$508
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$635
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$678
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$638