TR flag
Bursa

Turkey

vs
TR flag
İzmir

Turkey

Climate

Bursa logs 19 frost days a year to İzmir's 9 — İzmir wins by 10. Bursa also leads on hot days by 66.

Bursaİzmir
Sunny days
219277
Hot days
2692
Frost days
199
Rain days
10779
Snow days
20
Outdoor dinner months
5/126/12
Avg wind
2.1 m/s2.5 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,5153,066
Darkest month sun
107 hrs/mo131 hrs/mo
UV peak month
8.99.1

Bursa

Feels-like °C

2
4
8
14
20
25
27
28
24
16
11
7

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

İzmir

Feels-like °C

6
6
11
17
23
27
32
33
27
20
12
9

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

İzmir averages $1,349/mo for balanced living; Bursa has no cost baseline yet.

Bursa

monthly · balanced

İzmir

$1,349

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,007Comfort $2,354
Cheaper than 73%in Among 15 Middle East cities

Mobility

İzmir scores 2.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Bursa has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.8/5
Bursaİzmir
WalkabilityTransitMotorbikeAirport

Culture

İzmir's culture score of 3.4 sits well above Bursa's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
3.4/5
Bursaİzmir
HistoryVenuesNightlife
İzmir leads

Nature & Outdoors

İzmir scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Bursa has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
4.3/5
Bursaİzmir
SeaMountainsForestGreen AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingDivingClimbing

Safety

İzmir scores 1.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Bursa has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
1.8/5
Bursaİzmir
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquakeWildfireFlooding

Career

İzmir scores 2.9 on career (0–5 scale); Bursa has no career baseline.

/5
vs
2.9/5
Bursaİzmir
JobsEconomyCoworking

Social & Community

İzmir scores 3.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Bursa has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
3.4/5
Bursaİzmir
Everyday EnglishExpat-First CommunityMulticultural MixExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereLocal-First CommunityGovernment Immigration Friendliness

Food & Dining

İzmir scores 3.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Bursa has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
3.4/5
Bursaİzmir
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

İzmir scores 3.2 on family (0–5 scale); Bursa has no family baseline.

/5
vs
3.2/5
Bursaİzmir
UniversitiesAmenitiesSportPlaygroundsGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

İzmir scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Bursa has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
3.4/5
Bursaİzmir
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Bursa averages 22.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus İzmir's 23.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Bursa breathes ~5% cleaner air (1.2 µg/m³ lower).

Bursa

İzmir

22.5µg/m³
23.7µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Bursa (2.4M) and İzmir (2.5M) sit at a similar population scale; on land area İzmir spans roughly 1.4x more ground.

1.2x

İzmir is roughly 1.2x the scale of Bursa

Combined population & area comparison

TR flagİzmir
1.2x
TR flagBursa
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.TR flagİzmir2.5M1x
2.TR flagBursa2.4M1x
Area
1.TR flagİzmir307 km²1.4x
2.TR flagBursa216 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
30 km15 km

TR flagBursa

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
27 km31 km

TR flagİzmir

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Bursa vs İzmir

Which is cheaper, Bursa or İzmir?
İzmir has an estimated monthly cost of $1,349.
How does the climate compare between Bursa and İzmir?
Sunny days: 219 vs 277 d — İzmir higher Annual sunshine: 2,515 vs 3,066 hrs — İzmir higher Winter sunshine: 107 vs 131 hrs/day — İzmir higher Hot days (>30°C): 26 vs 92 d — Bursa lower Frost days: 19 vs 9 d — İzmir lower Rainy days: 107 vs 79 d — İzmir lower Snowy days: 2 vs 0 d — Similar
Is Bursa or İzmir safer?
İzmir has a safety score of 1.8/5.
Should I move to Bursa or İzmir?
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