Athens vs Bursa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Bursa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$1941
🏠 One person rent
$675
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
43 km
🎓 Higher education
90
44
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
643K
2.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 73% more expensive than in Bursa. Cities ranked 4177th and 6479th ($1366 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Bursa. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Bursa ranked 5th in Turkey, while ranked 658th and 4634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Bursa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$7.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$46.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
40.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$1149
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$1.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$6731

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Bursa

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$690
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$579
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$594
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$692
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$642
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$643
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1125
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$655
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$652
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$695
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$700
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$584
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$605
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$502
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$716
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$694
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$683
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$705
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$642
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$648
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$461
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$646
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$657
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$652
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$599
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$612
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$668
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$596
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$645
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$899
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$892
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$663
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$600
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$508
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$635
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$678
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$638