Athens vs Bursa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Bursa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$2289
🏠 One person rent
$722
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1056
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
43 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
81
68
🏙️ Population
643K
2.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 64% more expensive than in Bursa. Cities ranked 4184th and 6377th ($1462 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th 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 8th in Turkey, while ranked 639th and 4722nd 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
$16.7
$9.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$34.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$2.16
 Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
44.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$1428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$7.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$6.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$561
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$14997

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$769
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$652
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$671
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$806
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$828
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$817
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1305
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$731
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$836
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$945
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$867
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$601
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$746
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$681
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$543
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$748
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$691
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$733
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$590
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$752
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$698
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$662
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$688
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$742
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$772
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$705
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$767
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$712
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$552
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$819
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$1079
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$1040
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$724
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$680
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$550
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$1137
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$755
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$627