Bursa vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bursa Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1941
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$362
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.8
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$672
$3275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
43 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
92
😀 Quality of life
63
97
🏙️ Population
2.9M
1.08M

The cost of living in Bursa is 57% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6479th and 2308th ($789 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 19th in Turkey and Germany, respectively. Check Turkey vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bursa compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 4634th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bursa Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$756
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.31%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1149
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.27
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.2
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6731
$16860

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861