Bursa vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bursa Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2289
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$399
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$679
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1056
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
43 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
80
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
2.9M
2.72M

The cost of living in Bursa is 11% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6377th and 5666th ($894 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bursa compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Bursa ranked 8th best city to live in Turkey vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4722nd and 364th 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
$9.25
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.42
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$725
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.87%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.6
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.28
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.56
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.4
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$561
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14997
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$769
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$652
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$671
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$806
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$828
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$817
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1305
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$731
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$836
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$945
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$867
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$601
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$746
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$681
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$543
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$748
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$691
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$733
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$590
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$752
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$698
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$662
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$688
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$742
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$772
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$705
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$767
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$712
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$552
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$819
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$1079
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$1040
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$724
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$680
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$550
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$1137
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$755
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$627

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610