Bursa vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bursa	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2289	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$399	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1056	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	43	31
😀 Quality of life	68	59
🏙️ Population	2.9M	120K

The cost of living in Bursa is 2% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6377th and 6471st ($894 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th in Turkey and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkey vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bursa compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Bursa ranked 8th best city to live in Turkey vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 4722nd and 6065th 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	$9.25	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$397	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.3	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.87%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1428	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.13	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.6	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.28	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.56	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14997	$12044

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Cities near Bursa

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Inegol	$769
75 km or 47 mi	Gebze	$652
76 km or 47 mi	Cayirova	$671
78 km or 48 mi	Bilecik	$806
84 km or 52 mi	Golcuk	$828
88 km or 55 mi	Korfez	$817
92 km or 57 mi	Istanbul	$1305
95 km or 59 mi	Bandirma	$731
98 km or 61 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Izmit	$945
101 km or 63 mi	Kocaeli	$867
115 km or 72 mi	Kutahya	$601
117 km or 73 mi	Balikesir	$746
131 km or 81 mi	Sakarya	$681
131 km or 81 mi	Adapazari	$543
132 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$748
152 km or 95 mi	Corlu	$691
158 km or 98 mi	Kapakli	$733
158 km or 98 mi	Tekirdag	$590
167 km or 104 mi	Soma	$752
169 km or 105 mi	Usak	$698
191 km or 119 mi	Duzce	$662
198 km or 123 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
203 km or 126 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
205 km or 128 mi	Salihli	$742
221 km or 137 mi	Turgutlu	$772
223 km or 138 mi	Bolu	$705
223 km or 139 mi	Manisa	$767
227 km or 141 mi	Canakkale	$712
232 km or 144 mi	Kirklareli	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
234 km or 145 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
248 km or 154 mi	Mytilene	$1079
257 km or 160 mi	Izmir	$1040
260 km or 162 mi	Tire	$724
261 km or 162 mi	Nazilli	$680
268 km or 167 mi	Denizli	$550
268 km or 167 mi	Edirne	$1137
271 km or 168 mi	Polatli	$755
280 km or 174 mi	Aydin	$627

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514