Bursa vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bursa	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1876	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$322	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$778	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	30
😀 Quality of life	64	14
🏙️ Population	2.9M	4.27M

The cost of living in Bursa is 57% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6708th and 8769th ($743 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 3rd in Turkey and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bursa compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Bursa ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 4504th and 9071st 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	$8.31	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.2	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.88%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1139	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.96	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.89	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.93	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.43	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6611	$1356

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476