Bursa vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bursa	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2363	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$403	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$687	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$918	$1510
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	93
😀 Quality of life	67	84
🏙️ Population	2.9M	546K

The cost of living in Bursa is 52% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 6133rd and 2357th ($915 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Turkey and Portugal, respectively. Check Turkey vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bursa compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 4671st and 479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Lisbon

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	Bursa	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.56	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.6	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.32%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1641	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1499	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.72	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.5	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.38	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.44	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$611	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15610	$17217

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Cities near Bursa

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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231