Beijing vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$3989
🏠 One person rent	$596	$721
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$1329
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$2387
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	77	85
🏙️ Population	21.9M	873K

The cost of living in Beijing is 34% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 5141st and 3227th ($1067 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 41st in China and France, respectively. Check China vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.5 months in Marseille. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 763rd and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Marseille

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	Beijing	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$7.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1093
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$5383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$3416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$32.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$9905

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1654
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1545
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1356
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1407
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1426
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1301
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1531
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1766
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1732
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1721
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$7469
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$7107
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1344
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1460
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1272
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1513
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1177
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1510
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1473
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1131
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1245
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1429
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1485
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1280
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1139
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1467
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1571
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1456
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1448
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1559
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1502
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1543
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1608
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1622
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1200
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1563
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1134
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1507
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1498