Beijing vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$575	$718
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$2090
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	75	84
🏙️ Population	21.9M	877K

The cost of living in Beijing is 35% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 5387th and 3148th ($1016 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 33rd in China and France, respectively. Check China vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 989th and 400th 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	$3.86	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$9082

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1568
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1496
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1308
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1338
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1338
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1231
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1472
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1707
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1650
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1673
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$6593
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1233
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1364
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1182
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1093
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1362
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1434
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1074
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1197
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1344
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1338
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1203
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1361
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1539
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1391
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1310
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1424
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1512
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1570
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1209
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1522
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1076
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1428
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1470