Bursa vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bursa	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1876	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$322	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$778	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	44	82
😀 Quality of life	64	88
🏙️ Population	2.9M	468K

The cost of living in Bursa is 69% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6708th and 972nd ($743 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 892nd in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bursa compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Bursa ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 4504th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Raleigh

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	Bursa	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.2	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.88%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1139	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.96	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.89	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.93	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.43	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6611	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682