Bursa vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bursa	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$866	$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2231	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$369	$1478
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$2331
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1021	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	70
😀 Quality of life	67	89
🏙️ Population	2.9M	888K

The cost of living in Bursa is 64% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6467th and 1079th ($866 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 928th 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 1.2 months in Bursa compared to 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Bursa ranked 10th best city to live in Turkey vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 4633rd and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/bursa/indianapolis.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Bursa vs Indianapolis infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/bursa/indianapolis" target="_blank">Bursa vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Bursa vs Indianapolis

Prices for goods and services in Bursa and Indianapolis are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Bursa	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.66	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$672	$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.11%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.41	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.15	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.39	$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.52	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$536	$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13712	$24177

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bursa

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Inegol	$763
75 km or 47 mi	Gebze	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Cayirova	$651
78 km or 48 mi	Bilecik	$764
84 km or 52 mi	Golcuk	$807
88 km or 55 mi	Korfez	$790
92 km or 57 mi	Istanbul	$1328
95 km or 59 mi	Bandirma	$724
98 km or 61 mi	Kartepe	$812
98 km or 61 mi	Izmit	$899
101 km or 63 mi	Kocaeli	$824
115 km or 72 mi	Kutahya	$606
117 km or 73 mi	Balikesir	$750
131 km or 81 mi	Sakarya	$710
131 km or 81 mi	Adapazari	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$747
152 km or 95 mi	Corlu	$692
158 km or 98 mi	Kapakli	$731
158 km or 98 mi	Tekirdag	$593
167 km or 104 mi	Soma	$741
169 km or 105 mi	Usak	$702
191 km or 119 mi	Duzce	$656
198 km or 123 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
203 km or 126 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
205 km or 128 mi	Salihli	$743
221 km or 137 mi	Turgutlu	$760
223 km or 138 mi	Bolu	$713
223 km or 139 mi	Manisa	$743
227 km or 141 mi	Canakkale	$699
232 km or 144 mi	Kirklareli	$522
232 km or 144 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
234 km or 145 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
248 km or 154 mi	Mytilene	$1060
257 km or 160 mi	Izmir	$1038
260 km or 162 mi	Tire	$719
261 km or 162 mi	Nazilli	$682
268 km or 167 mi	Denizli	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Edirne	$1201
271 km or 168 mi	Polatli	$752
280 km or 174 mi	Aydin	$617

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908