Boston vs Bursa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Bursa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$1941
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
43 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
676K
2.9M

The cost of living in Boston is 339% more expensive than in Bursa. Cities ranked 32nd and 6479th ($3467 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 11th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.9 months in Bursa. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Bursa ranked 5th in Turkey, while ranked 89th and 4634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Bursa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$46.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
40.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$1149
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$1.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$6731

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

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