Bursa vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bursa	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2363	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$403	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$687	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$918	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	95
😀 Quality of life	67	69
🏙️ Population	2.9M	11.5M

The cost of living in Bursa is 13% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6133rd and 5192nd ($915 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Turkey and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkey vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bursa compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 4671st and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Sao Paulo

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	Bursa	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.56	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.6	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.32%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1641	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1499	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.72	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.5	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.38	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.44	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$611	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15610	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666