Bursa vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bursa	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$866	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2231	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$369	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1021	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	67	95
🏙️ Population	2.9M	8.8M

The cost of living in Bursa is 79% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6467th and 4th ($866 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bursa compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Bursa ranked 10th best city to live in Turkey vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 4633rd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs New York City

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	Bursa	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.66	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$672	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.11%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.41	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.15	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.5	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.39	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.5	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.52	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$536	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13712	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192