Berlin vs Bursa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Bursa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2289
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$399
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$1056
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	43 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.9M

The cost of living in Berlin is 158% more expensive than in Bursa. Cities ranked 1275th and 6377th ($2302 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Bursa. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Bursa ranked 8th in Turkey, while ranked 35th and 4722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Bursa

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	Berlin	Bursa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$9.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$34.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	44.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$7.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$6.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$561
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$14997

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Bursa

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Inegol	$769
75 km or 47 mi	Gebze	$652
76 km or 47 mi	Cayirova	$671
78 km or 48 mi	Bilecik	$806
84 km or 52 mi	Golcuk	$828
88 km or 55 mi	Korfez	$817
92 km or 57 mi	Istanbul	$1305
95 km or 59 mi	Bandirma	$731
98 km or 61 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Izmit	$945
101 km or 63 mi	Kocaeli	$867
115 km or 72 mi	Kutahya	$601
117 km or 73 mi	Balikesir	$746
131 km or 81 mi	Sakarya	$681
131 km or 81 mi	Adapazari	$543
132 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$748
152 km or 95 mi	Corlu	$691
158 km or 98 mi	Kapakli	$733
158 km or 98 mi	Tekirdag	$590
167 km or 104 mi	Soma	$752
169 km or 105 mi	Usak	$698
191 km or 119 mi	Duzce	$662
198 km or 123 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
203 km or 126 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
205 km or 128 mi	Salihli	$742
221 km or 137 mi	Turgutlu	$772
223 km or 138 mi	Bolu	$705
223 km or 139 mi	Manisa	$767
227 km or 141 mi	Canakkale	$712
232 km or 144 mi	Kirklareli	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
234 km or 145 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
248 km or 154 mi	Mytilene	$1079
257 km or 160 mi	Izmir	$1040
260 km or 162 mi	Tire	$724
261 km or 162 mi	Nazilli	$680
268 km or 167 mi	Denizli	$550
268 km or 167 mi	Edirne	$1137
271 km or 168 mi	Polatli	$755
280 km or 174 mi	Aydin	$627