Bursa vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bursa	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1876	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$322	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$778	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	98
😀 Quality of life	64	90
🏙️ Population	2.9M	3.42M

The cost of living in Bursa is 58% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6708th and 2443rd ($743 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 5th in Turkey and Spain, respectively. Check Turkey vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bursa compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Bursa ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 4504th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Madrid

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	Bursa	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.2	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.88%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1139	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.96	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.89	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.93	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.43	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6611	$10042

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Cities near Bursa

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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522