How much does it cost to travel to Bursa? (2026)
Budget, mid-range and luxury daily estimates for Bursa, in USD and TRY.
Daily and weekly costs
| Tier | Per day (USD) | Per day (TRY) | 7 days (USD) | 7 days (TRY) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BudgetHostel bed, cheap meals, public transport | $40 | TRY 1,600 | $280 | TRY 11,000 |
| Mid-rangeThree-star hotel, restaurants, some taxis | $95 | TRY 3,700 | $665 | TRY 26,000 |
| LuxuryFour- or five-star hotel, dining out | $205 | TRY 8,100 | $1,435 | TRY 57,000 |
Every amount in this table is an estimateestimate, derived from the World Bank price level for Turkey rather than quoted by any seller.
How this is calculated
A US baseline of 90, 210 and 450 USD a day for the three tiers is multiplied by the price level of Turkey (0.41068819562863956, World Bank 2025) and by a city-size factor of 1.1, then rounded to the nearest 5 dollars. Local amounts use the World Bank exchange rate of 39.4548130977983 TRY to the dollar, rounded to two significant digits.
These are modeled estimates, not quoted prices. Read the full formula on the methodology page.
Sample prices in Bursa
Typical prices, every one an estimateestimate rather than a quoted price.
Budget hotel room (per night)
estimate for a simple private room
$25
Mid-range hotel room (per night)
estimate for a comfortable standard room
$60
Cheap local meal
estimate for a simple sit-down meal at a modest eatery
$6
Restaurant meal
estimate for a full meal at a mid-range restaurant
$18
Local transport fare
estimate for a single bus or tram ride
$1
Coffee
estimate for a coffee at a café
$3
Attraction entry
estimate for a museum or historic site ticket
$5
SIM card
estimate for a prepaid tourist SIM with data
$10
Where the money goes
Across the three tiers, the biggest swing comes from lodging and how many paid activities or restaurant meals a traveler adds on top of basics like transit and coffee. The budget estimate of $40 a day leans on cheap meals and simple rooms, the mid-range figure of $95 allows for a restaurant meal and more comfortable lodging, and the luxury tier of $205 opens up higher-end rooms and less price-conscious choices throughout the day, which is why a week ranges from $280 up to $1,435 depending on tier.
The cheapest stretch of the year to visit is the off-season window of January, February, and December, when demand drops and the same daily budget tends to stretch further, even though the published daily figures don't change by month. All dollar figures here, including the per-item costs, are estimates meant to give a realistic sense of spending rather than fixed prices.
Cheapest months by climate demand: Jan, Feb and Dec.
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Sources
- GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
- World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
AI-written interpretation reviewed against the data above — claude-sonnet-5, generated September 21, 2026. Every number on this page comes from a dataset named here; the formulas are public.