Bursa vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bursa	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2289	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$399	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1056	$491
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	43	95
😀 Quality of life	68	67
🏙️ Population	2.9M	6.21M

The cost of living in Bursa is 12% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6377th and 5559th ($894 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Turkey and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkey vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bursa compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Bursa ranked 8th best city to live in Turkey vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 4722nd and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Bursa	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.25	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.5	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$397	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.3	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.87%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1428	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.13	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.6	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.28	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.56	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14997	$13739

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631