Bursa vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bursa	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1876	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$322	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$778	$2561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	44	78
😀 Quality of life	64	85
🏙️ Population	2.9M	936K

The cost of living in Bursa is 65% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6708th and 1551st ($743 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 7th in Turkey and Israel, respectively. Check Turkey vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bursa compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Bursa ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 4504th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Jerusalem

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	Bursa	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.2	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.88%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1139	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.96	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.89	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.93	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.43	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6611	$17799

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511