Bursa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bursa Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$772
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1822
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$398
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$652
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
43 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
61
😀 Quality of life
63
79
🏙️ Population
2.9M
606K

The cost of living in Bursa is 32% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6484th and 4604th ($772 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Turkey and Latvia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bursa compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4835th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bursa Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.13
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.8
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.1
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.94%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1597
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.34
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.24
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.25
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.39
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$301
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6491
$13518

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$642
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$582
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$574
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$646
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$577
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$558
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1025
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$576
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$618
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$527
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$640
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$665
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$616
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$421
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$558
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$512
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$550
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$414
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$618
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$576
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$438
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$500
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$606
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$629
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$519
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$647
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$570
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$407
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$561
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$937
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$825
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$576
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$544
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$510
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$665
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$591
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257