Bursa vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bursa Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1876
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$322
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$86
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$778
$1264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
43 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
80
😀 Quality of life
64
83
🏙️ Population
2.9M
2.73M

The cost of living in Bursa is 22% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6708th and 5750th ($743 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 4th 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 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 4504th and 417th 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
$8.31
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.2
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$709
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.88%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1139
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.96
$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.89
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.5
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.93
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.43
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.5
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.3
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6611
$10905

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601