Bursa vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bursa	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1876	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$322	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$778	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	95
😀 Quality of life	64	65
🏙️ Population	2.9M	11.5M

The cost of living in Bursa is 24% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6708th and 5654th ($743 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Bursa ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 4504th and 4281st 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	$8.31	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.2	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.88%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1139	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.96	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.89	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.93	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.43	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6611	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611