Athens vs Bursa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Bursa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1876
🏠 One person rent
$616
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$778
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
43 km
🎓 Higher education
90
44
😀 Quality of life
78
64
🏙️ Population
643K
2.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 71% more expensive than in Bursa. Cities ranked 4281st and 6708th ($1272 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 20th 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 months in Bursa. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Bursa ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 656th and 4504th 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
$15.1
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$2.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
40.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$1139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$5.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$4.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$7.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$6611

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

Cities near Bursa

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$708
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$573
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$599
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$755
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$835
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$782
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1248
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$679
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$872
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$1113
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$718
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$568
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$707
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$547
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$455
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$691
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$690
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$701
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$661
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$679
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$629
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$535
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$661
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$464
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$677
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$675
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$616
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$638
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$690
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$642
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$652
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$934
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$909
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$681
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$643
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$477
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$624
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$691
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$655