Bursa vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bursa	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2363	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$403	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$687	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$918	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	43	7
😀 Quality of life	67	66
🏙️ Population	2.9M	133K

The cost of living in Bursa is 31% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6133rd and 4439th ($915 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Turkey and Maldives, respectively. Check Turkey vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bursa compared to 0.7 months in Male. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4671st and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Male

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	Bursa	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.56	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.6	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.32%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1641	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1499	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.72	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.5	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.38	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.44	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$611	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15610	$3575

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327