Bursa vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bursa	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1876	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$322	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$778	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	13
😀 Quality of life	64	36
🏙️ Population	2.9M	948K

The cost of living in Bursa is 36% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6708th and 4590th ($743 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 3rd in Turkey and Laos, respectively. Check Turkey vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bursa compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Bursa ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 4504th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Vientiane

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	Bursa	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.2	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.88%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1139	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.96	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.89	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.93	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.43	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6611	$9354

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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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393