Bursa vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bursa	Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2363	$2140
🏠 One person rent	$403	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$687	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$918	$721
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	46
😀 Quality of life	67	60
🏙️ Population	2.9M	1.2M

The cost of living in Bursa is 4% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6133rd and 6322nd ($915 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 14th in Turkey and Russia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bursa compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 4671st and 5937th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bursa	Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.56	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.6	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$7.16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.32%	18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1641	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1499	$1848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.72	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.5	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$6.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.38	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.44	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$611	$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15610	$3800

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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 Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758