Bursa vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bursa	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2363	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$403	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$687	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$918	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	43	31
😀 Quality of life	67	57
🏙️ Population	2.9M	120K

The cost of living in Bursa is 13% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6133rd and 6620th ($915 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 4671st and 6140th 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	$9.56	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.6	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.32%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1641	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1499	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.72	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.5	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.38	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.44	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$611	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15610	$10383

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498