Bursa vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bursa	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2363	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$403	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$687	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$918	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	43	91
😀 Quality of life	67	89
🏙️ Population	2.9M	2.75M

The cost of living in Bursa is 55% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6133rd and 1942nd ($915 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Turkey and Italy, respectively. Check Turkey vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bursa compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 4671st and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Rome

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	Bursa	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.56	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.6	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.32%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1641	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1499	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.72	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.5	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.38	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.44	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$611	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15610	$10916

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323