Athens vs Bursa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Bursa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$2363
🏠 One person rent
$710
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$918
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
43 km
🎓 Higher education
90
43
😀 Quality of life
82
67
🏙️ Population
643K
2.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 57% more expensive than in Bursa. Cities ranked 4155th and 6133rd ($1436 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1 months in Bursa. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Bursa ranked 5th in Turkey, while ranked 611th and 4671st 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
$16.2
$9.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$65.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
45.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$1641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$0.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$611
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$15610

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

Cities near Bursa

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$787
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$659
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$679
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$837
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$838
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$819
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1288
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$724
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$852
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$985
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$835
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$612
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$704
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$686
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$547
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$777
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$679
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$725
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$562
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$732
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$699
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$695
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$691
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$725
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$759
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$655
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$760
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$697
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$574
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$821
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$1067
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$1046
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$686
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$652
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$557
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$1151
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$780
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$595