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The city of Bursa is one of the largest Turkish cities that includes a large community of foreigners which is about more than 12,000 foreigners, in addition to Bursa’s closeness to Istanbul, it’s about an hour’s drive, in addition to being the second tourist destination in Turkey that many tourists visit every year, we have found a lot of inquiries about the cost of living in Bursa and a comparison between it and Istanbul.
Comparison between the cost of living in Istanbul vs Bursa:
The cost of living is summarized in a group of goods and services provided in the two cities, and they can be compared as follows:
the comparison for the prices of restaurants in Istanbul and Bursa:
Type of service
Price in TL in Istanbul
Price in TL in Bursa
A meal in a cheap restaurant for two persons
29.35
25
A meal in a mid-range restaurant for two persons
100
77.50
McDonald’s meal (combo)
22
20
Cappuccino
11.04
10.11
Pepsi bottle 0.33L
4.15
4.81
Water bottle 0.33L
1.55
1.53
Comparison between the prices of food and groceries of living in Istanbul vs Bursa:
Type of service
Price in TL in Istanbul
Price in TL in Bursa
1 Liter of milk
4.37
4.29
Large bread 500 grams
2.35
2.45
1 kilo of white rice
8.55
9.22
12 eggs
10.84
11.60
1 kilo of cheese
30.95
35.83
1 kilo of chicken breasts
21.67
19.60
1 kilo of meat
60.21
69.18
1 kilo of apples
5.27
5.28
1 kilo of bananas
10.97
10.02
1 kilo of oranges
5
4.90
1 kilo of tomatoes
6.63
6.45
1 kilo of potatoes
4.69
4.50
1 kilo of onions
5.12
5
Lettuce bundle
4.12
2.81
Bottle of water 1.5 liters
2.06
2
A pack of cigarettes
13
14
Comparison between the cost of services and basic utilities of living in Istanbul vs Bursa:
Type of services
The monthly cost in TL in Istanbul
The monthly cost in TL in Bursa
(Electricity, water, gas, cleaning fees) for an apartment of 85 square meters
411.41
409.55
The cost of one minute for a mobile phone
0.71
0.83
The cost of unlimited internet services
90.01
89.48
Comparison between transportation costs in Bursa and Istanbul:
Type of services
Price in TL in Istanbul
Price in TL in Bursa
Public transportation ticket (one-way ticket)
2.70
2.80
A monthly transportation card
205
150
Taxi tariff
4
4
The cost of a kilometer distance by a taxi
2.5
3.30
The cost of waiting for an hour by taxi
23.10
18
The price of 1 liter of gasoline
6.51
6.78
Comparison between car prices of living in Istanbul vs Bursa:
Type of car
Price in TL in Istanbul
Price in TL in Bursa
The cost of buying a Volkswagen Golf 1,490KW
147.437
150.000
The cost of buying a Toyota 1,619KW
119.509
134.020
Comparison between monthly housing rents of living in Istanbul vs Bursa:
Type of apartment
Monthly rent cost in TL in Istanbul
Monthly rent cost in TL in Bursa
One-room apartment in a residential complex
1.827
1.026
One-room apartment outside a residential complex
1.096
735
3-room apartment in a residential complex
3.605
1.789
3-room apartment outside a residential complex
2.019
1.242
Comparison between the prices of apartments in Istanbul and Bursa:
Type of apartment
Price per square meter in TL in Istanbul
Price per square meter in TL in Bursa
The price per square meter of an apartment in a residential complex
8.457
3.588
Price per square meter for an apartment outside a residential complex
4.304
2.327
Comparison between the cost of clubs and fitness gyms and leisure in Istanbul and Bursa:
Type of service
Price in TL in Istanbul
Price in TL in Bursa
Monthly fee for a gym for an adult
156.73
143.12
The cost of renting a tennis court for one hour during the holidays
96.30
57.50
The cost of a cinema seat in theatre
25
17
Comparison between the cost of preschool and the cost of international schools in Bursa and Istanbul:
Type of service
Price in TL in Istanbul
Price in TL in Bursa
The monthly cost of caring for a pre-school child for a full day
1.687
1.216
Annual cost for an International Primary School
40.485
23.509
Comparison between the prices of clothes and shoes of living in Istanbul vs Bursa:
Type of commodity
Price in TL in Istanbul
Price in TL in Bursa
Cost of buying jeans from famous brand
216.95
185.50
Summer dress from a famous store
153.08
105
Sports shoes with a medium price
373.53
355.53
Classic men shoes
313.18
270.58
Comparison between salaries and fixed interest of living in Istanbul vs Bursa:
Type of service
Price in TL in Istanbul
Price in TL in Bursa
Average monthly salaries after taxes deductions
2.689
2.512
Annual interest rate on mortgage (for 20 years)
23.94%
22.90%
And by comparing the previous information, we conclude that:
The cost of restaurants in Bursa is lower than the cost of restaurants in Istanbul by 12.93%,
Residential rental prices in Bursa are lower than the cost of rental prices in Istanbul by 44.23%,
While the prices of food commodities in Bursa are 4.10% higher than their prices in Istanbul,
Likewise, the purchasing power of commodities in Bursa is higher than in Istanbul, at a rate of 5,39%.
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