Bursa vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bursa	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1876	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$322	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$778	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	44	92
😀 Quality of life	64	86
🏙️ Population	2.9M	2.75M

The cost of living in Bursa is 57% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6708th and 2624th ($743 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 4504th and 337th 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	$8.31	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.2	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.88%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1139	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.96	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.89	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.93	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.43	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6611	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201