Birmingham vs Bursa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Bursa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$1876
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$617
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$778
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	43 km
🎓 Higher education	96	44
😀 Quality of life	94	64
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 163% more expensive than in Bursa. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6708th ($1951 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 20th in the United Kingdom and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1 months in Bursa. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Bursa ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 35th and 4504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Bursa

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	Birmingham	Bursa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	40.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$5.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$4.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$7.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$6611

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Bursa

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Inegol	$708
75 km or 47 mi	Gebze	$573
76 km or 47 mi	Cayirova	$599
78 km or 48 mi	Bilecik	$755
84 km or 52 mi	Golcuk	$835
88 km or 55 mi	Korfez	$782
92 km or 57 mi	Istanbul	$1248
95 km or 59 mi	Bandirma	$679
98 km or 61 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Izmit	$1113
101 km or 63 mi	Kocaeli	$718
115 km or 72 mi	Kutahya	$568
117 km or 73 mi	Balikesir	$707
131 km or 81 mi	Sakarya	$547
131 km or 81 mi	Adapazari	$455
132 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$691
152 km or 95 mi	Corlu	$690
158 km or 98 mi	Kapakli	$701
158 km or 98 mi	Tekirdag	$661
167 km or 104 mi	Soma	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Usak	$629
191 km or 119 mi	Duzce	$535
198 km or 123 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
203 km or 126 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
205 km or 128 mi	Salihli	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Turgutlu	$675
223 km or 138 mi	Bolu	$616
223 km or 139 mi	Manisa	$638
227 km or 141 mi	Canakkale	$690
232 km or 144 mi	Kirklareli	$642
232 km or 144 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
248 km or 154 mi	Mytilene	$934
257 km or 160 mi	Izmir	$909
260 km or 162 mi	Tire	$681
261 km or 162 mi	Nazilli	$643
268 km or 167 mi	Denizli	$477
268 km or 167 mi	Edirne	$624
271 km or 168 mi	Polatli	$691
280 km or 174 mi	Aydin	$655