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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bursa	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1876	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$322	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$778	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	44	87
😀 Quality of life	64	92
🏙️ Population	2.9M	1.01M

The cost of living in Bursa is 81% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6708th and 8th ($743 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 6th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Bursa ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 4504th and 82nd 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	$8.31	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.88%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1139	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.96	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.89	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.93	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.43	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6611	$25839

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968