Bursa vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bursa	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1876	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$322	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$778	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	44	31
😀 Quality of life	64	54
🏙️ Population	2.9M	120K

The cost of living in Bursa is 5% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6708th and 6518th ($743 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 5th in Turkey and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkey vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bursa compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Bursa ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 4504th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Pattaya

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	Bursa	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.2	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.88%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1139	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.96	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.89	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.93	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.43	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6611	$8876

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508