Bursa vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bursa	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2363	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$403	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$687	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$918	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	50
😀 Quality of life	67	92
🏙️ Population	2.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Bursa is 56% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6133rd and 1744th ($915 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 24th in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bursa compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 4671st and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Ottawa

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	Bursa	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.56	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.6	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.32%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1641	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1499	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.72	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.5	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.38	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.44	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$611	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15610	$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822