Bursa vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bursa Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$772
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1822
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$398
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$652
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
43 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
2.9M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bursa is 35% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6484th and 4461st ($772 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bursa compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4835th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Shanghai

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Bursa Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.13
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.8
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.1
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.94%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1597
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.34
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.24
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.25
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.39
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$301
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6491
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$642
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$582
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$574
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$646
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$577
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$558
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1025
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$576
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$618
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$527
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$640
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$665
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$616
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$421
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$558
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$512
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$550
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$414
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$618
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$576
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$438
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$500
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$606
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$629
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$519
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$647
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$570
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$407
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$561
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$937
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$825
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$576
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$544
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$510
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$665
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$591
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740