Bursa vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bursa	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2363	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$403	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$687	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$918	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	87
😀 Quality of life	67	93
🏙️ Population	2.9M	1.01M

The cost of living in Bursa is 77% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6133rd and 6th ($915 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 4671st and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs San Jose, United States

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	Bursa	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.56	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.6	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.32%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1641	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1499	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.72	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.5	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.38	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.44	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$611	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15610	$22302

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254