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Bursa vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Bursa is 1.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants
pay 65.8% more in Bursa
Groceries
pay 31.0% less in Bursa
Transportation
pay 3.2% more in Bursa
Housing
pay 15.9% less in Bursa
Childcare
pay 5.1% more in Bursa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.9% less in Bursa
Clothing
pay 4.9% less in Bursa

The cost of restaurants, childcare, and transportation in Bursa are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Bursa.

Bursa vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bursa instead of Bangkok, you would:

pay 65.8% more for restaurants

 
Bangkok
Bursa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.10
THB96.32
$9.62
TRY421.77
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.20
THB192.63
$7.46
TRY326.87
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.79
THB24.59
$0.98
TRY43.11

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pay 31.0% less for groceries

 
Bangkok
Bursa
Bread
1 loaf
$1.44
THB44.73
$0.53
TRY23.20
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.50
THB264.19
$5.13
TRY224.77
Milk (1 gallon) $7.23
THB224.57
$3.33
TRY146.14

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pay 3.2% more for transportation

 
Bangkok
Bursa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.69
THB145.77
$4.65
TRY203.99
Monthly public transit pass $37.21
THB1,155.79
$40.90
TRY1,792.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,206.42
THB1M
$50,472.12
TRY2M

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pay 15.9% less for housing

 
Bangkok
Bursa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.91
THB525.18
$12.63
TRY553.58
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $675.06
THB20,970.20
$449.07
TRY19,682.69
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $321.97
THB10,001.66
$356.85
TRY15,640.71

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pay 5.1% more for childcare

 
Bangkok
Bursa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $609.37
THB18,929.81
$585.39
TRY25,657.79
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,346.39
THB415K
$15,236.26
TRY668K

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pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bangkok
Bursa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.79
THB86.68
$2.23
TRY97.53
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.54
THB78.92
$3.01
TRY131.80
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.40
THB136.53
$2.17
TRY94.90

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pay 4.9% less for clothing

 
Bangkok
Bursa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.81
THB1,826.74
$43.30
TRY1,897.97
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.03
THB1,181.47
$52.12
TRY2,284.60
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.24
THB3,238.05
$94.73
TRY4,151.82

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026
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