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Bursa vs Kuşadası

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Under balanced weights Kuşadası edges it, 59 to 58, winning 1 of the 9 factors. Bursa is stronger on getting there & around; Kuşadası on air quality. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.4 of 58 points (scores 66/100)Safety: 5.9 of 58 points (scores 53/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 58 points (scores 73/100)Internet: 5.8 of 58 points (scores 53/100)Visa ease: 8.1 of 58 points (scores 73/100)Getting there & around: 8.7 of 58 points (scores 78/100)Climate: 4.6 of 58 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 3.0 of 58 points (scores 27/100)Quality of life: 6.4 of 58 points (scores 57/100)58
Bursa
out of 100

First Ottoman capital under a ski mountain, two hours from Istanbul

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Cost of living: 7.4 of 59 points (scores 66/100)Safety: 5.9 of 59 points (scores 53/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 59 points (scores 73/100)Internet: 5.6 of 59 points (scores 50/100)Visa ease: 8.1 of 59 points (scores 73/100)Getting there & around: 6.9 of 59 points (scores 62/100)Climate: 3.7 of 59 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 7.0 of 59 points (scores 63/100)Quality of life: 6.4 of 59 points (scores 57/100)59
Kuşadası
out of 100

Aegean cruise port next to Ephesus, with a big expat retiree community

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricBursaKuşadası
Cost of living6666
Safety5353
Healthcare7373
Internet53 ✓50
Visa ease7373
Getting there & around78 ✓62
Climate42 ✓33
Air quality2763 ✓
Quality of life5757

Cost

MetricBursaKuşadası
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$850$850
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricBursaKuşadası
Homicides per 100k2.412.41
Political stability (0–100)50.250.2
UHC service coverage (0–100)7777
Life expectancy75.3 yrs75.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricBursaKuşadası
Download15.5 Mbps ✓13.3 Mbps
Upload5.5 Mbps5.5 Mbps

Visa

MetricBursaKuşadası
Nomad visaDigital nomad visaDigital nomad visa
Minimum income for the visa$3,000/mo$3,000/mo
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricBursaKuşadası
Non-stop airport destinations352 ✓111
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2

Climate and air

MetricBursaKuşadası
Comfortable months per year5 ✓4
Annual mean PM2.537.9 µg/m³21.5 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Bursa or Kuşadası?
Kuşadası is cheaper: about $850 per month versus $850 for one person.
Is Bursa or Kuşadası safer?
Bursa scores higher on safety (53 vs 53), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Bursa or Kuşadası?
Bursa: a measured median of 15.5 Mbps versus 13.3 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.