Bursa vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bursa	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1876	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$322	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$778	$4018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	73
😀 Quality of life	64	88
🏙️ Population	2.9M	906K

The cost of living in Bursa is 65% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 6708th and 1476th ($743 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1323rd in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bursa compared to 1.9 months in Columbus. Bursa ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 4504th and 249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Columbus

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	Bursa	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.2	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.88%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1139	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.96	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.89	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.93	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.43	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6611	$15423

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858