Bursa vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bursa Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$866
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2231
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$369
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$637
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1021
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
43 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
80
😀 Quality of life
67
88
🏙️ Population
2.9M
2.71M

The cost of living in Bursa is 11% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6467th and 5770th ($866 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bursa compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Bursa ranked 10th best city to live in Turkey vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4633rd and 281st 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
$9.66
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.5
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.11%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.15
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.39
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.5
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.52
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$536
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13712
$13326

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Cities near Bursa

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$763
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$634
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$651
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$764
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$807
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$790
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1328
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$724
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$812
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$899
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$824
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$606
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$750
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$710
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$598
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$747
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$692
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$731
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$593
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$741
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$702
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$656
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$679
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$743
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$760
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$713
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$743
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$699
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$522
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$830
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$1060
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$1038
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$719
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$682
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$554
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$1201
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$752
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$617

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617