Bursa vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bursa	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$362	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$656	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.8	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$672	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	29
😀 Quality of life	63	13
🏙️ Population	2.9M	4.27M

The cost of living in Bursa is 32% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6479th and 7801st ($789 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Turkey and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bursa compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 4634th and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Kabul

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	Bursa	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.75	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.33	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$756	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.7	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.31%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1149	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.18	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.27	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.2	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$268	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6731	$1452

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Cities near Bursa

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

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487