Brussels vs Bursa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Bursa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$1822
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$655
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$652
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
43 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
89
63
🏙️ Population
189K
2.9M

The cost of living in Brussels is 142% more expensive than in Bursa. Cities ranked 2147th and 6484th ($1869 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Belgium and Turkey, respectively. Check Belgium vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.8 months in Bursa. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Bursa ranked 5th in Turkey, while ranked 148th and 4835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Bursa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.1
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$49.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
36.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$1159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$1.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$6491

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Bursa

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$642
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$582
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$574
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$646
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$577
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$558
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1025
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$576
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$618
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$527
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$640
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$665
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$616
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$421
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$558
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$512
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$550
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$414
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$618
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$576
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$438
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$500
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$606
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$629
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$519
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$647
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$570
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$407
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$561
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$937
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$825
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$576
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$544
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$510
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$665
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$591
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$541