Athens vs Bursa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Bursa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$1822
🏠 One person rent
$633
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$655
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$652
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
43 km
🎓 Higher education
90
44
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
664K
2.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 67% more expensive than in Bursa. Cities ranked 4210th and 6484th ($1287 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 9th in Greece and Turkey, respectively. Check Greece vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.8 months in Bursa. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Bursa ranked 5th in Turkey, while ranked 560th and 4835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Bursa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$2.1
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$49.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
36.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$1159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$4.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$2.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$1.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$6491

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Bursa

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$642
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$582
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$574
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$646
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$577
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$558
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1025
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$576
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$618
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$527
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$640
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$665
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$616
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$421
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$558
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$512
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$550
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$414
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$618
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$576
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$438
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$500
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$606
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$629
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$519
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$647
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$570
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$407
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$561
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$937
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$825
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$576
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$544
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$510
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$665
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$591
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$541