Bursa vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bursa	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1876	$1891
🏠 One person rent	$322	$291
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$597
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$778	$680
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	44	56
😀 Quality of life	64	64
🏙️ Population	2.9M	1.2M

The cost of living in Bursa is 7% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 6708th and 6939th ($743 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 19th in Turkey and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkey vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bursa compared to 1 months in Chiang Mai. Bursa ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 4504th and 4535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Chiang Mai

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	Bursa	Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$1.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.2	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.88%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1139	$2045
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.96	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.89	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.93	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.43	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6611	$14196

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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

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$633
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$610
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$660
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$650
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$705
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1163
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$543
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$625
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$778
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$661
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$595
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$628
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$941
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1161
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$553
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$678
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$781
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$752
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$656
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$632
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$579