Bursa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bursa Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1941
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$362
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.8
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$672
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
43 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
61
😀 Quality of life
63
79
🏙️ Population
2.9M
605K

The cost of living in Bursa is 32% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6479th and 4672nd ($789 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Turkey and Latvia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 4634th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bursa Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$756
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.31%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1149
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.27
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.2
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6731
$13962

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$690
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$579
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$594
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$692
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$642
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$643
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1125
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$655
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$652
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$695
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$700
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$584
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$605
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$502
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$716
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$694
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$683
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$705
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$642
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$648
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$461
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$646
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$657
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$652
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$599
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$612
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$668
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$596
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$645
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$899
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$892
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$663
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$600
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$508
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$635
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$678
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363