Bucharest vs Bursa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Bursa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1876
🏠 One person rent	$474	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$617
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$778
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	43 km
🎓 Higher education	77	44
😀 Quality of life	79	64
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.9M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 33% more expensive than in Bursa. Cities ranked 5565th and 6708th ($988 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th in Romania and Turkey, respectively. Check Romania vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1 months in Bursa. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Bursa ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 645th and 4504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Bursa

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	Bucharest	Bursa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	40.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$5.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$4.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$4.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$6611

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

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