Bursa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Bursa Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$1080
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1523
$2598
🏠 One person rent
$235
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$414
$831
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$77
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$380
$1163
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
43 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
59
😀 Quality of life
62
80
🏙️ Population
2.9M
606K

The cost of living in Bursa is 46% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7639th and 4541st ($586 vs $1080) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Turkey and Latvia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bursa compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Bursa ranked 6th best city to live in Turkey vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5015th and 381st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bursa Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.75
$8.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$4.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$442
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$276
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.43%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$989
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$698
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$8.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$7.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$4.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.69
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.63
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.94
$9.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.32
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7233
$15574

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$384
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$339
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$375
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$390
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$377
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$377
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$880
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$337
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$374
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$253
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$438
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$347
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$385
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$439
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$311
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$410
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$385
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$376
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$408
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$375
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$422
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$392
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$377
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$335
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$378
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$373
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$309
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$430
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$376
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$270
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$378
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$375
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$864
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$582
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$376
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$363
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$370
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$449
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$376
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$365

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1166
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$744
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$723
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$742
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$580
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$716
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$740
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$736
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$864
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$916
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$823
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$734
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$800
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$757
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$789
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$588
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$716
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1065
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$969
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$872
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1242
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$826
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$584
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1252
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$710
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$945
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$934
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$801
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$908
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$679
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1410
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$802
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1495
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1252
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$737
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1800
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1887
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$427
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$813
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1312