Athens vs Bursa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Bursa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$2231
🏠 One person rent
$713
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$637
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$1021
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
43 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
81
67
🏙️ Population
643K
2.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 66% more expensive than in Bursa. Cities ranked 4184th and 6467th ($1439 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th in Greece and Turkey, respectively. Check Greece vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.2 months in Bursa. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Bursa ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 602nd and 4633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Bursa

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Athens Bursa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$2.16
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$50.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$78.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
44.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$1222
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$64.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$6.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$536
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$13712

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Bursa

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$763
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$634
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$651
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$764
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$807
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$790
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1328
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$724
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$812
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$899
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$824
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$606
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$750
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$710
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$598
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$747
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$692
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$731
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$593
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$741
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$702
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$656
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$679
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$743
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$760
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$713
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$743
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$699
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$522
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$830
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$1060
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$1038
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$719
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$682
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$554
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$1201
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$752
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$617