Bursa vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bursa Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$915
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2363
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$403
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$918
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
43 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
80
😀 Quality of life
67
85
🏙️ Population
2.9M
2.73M

The cost of living in Bursa is 9% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6133rd and 5567th ($915 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bursa compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4671st and 461st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Kaohsiung

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Bursa Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.56
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.6
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.32%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1641
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1499
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.72
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.5
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.38
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.44
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$611
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15610
$12260

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$787
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$659
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$679
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$837
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$838
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$819
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1288
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$724
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$852
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$985
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$835
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$612
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$704
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$686
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$547
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$777
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$679
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$725
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$562
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$732
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$699
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$695
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$691
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$725
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$759
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$655
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$760
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$697
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$574
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$821
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$1067
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$1046
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$686
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$652
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$557
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$1151
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$780
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$595

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600