Cairo vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$4388
🏠 One person rent
$201
$786
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1371
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$657
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$2662
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
83
43
😀 Quality of life
63
86
🏙️ Population
9.8M
886K

The cost of living in Cairo is 72% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 8680th and 2937th ($506 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 39th in Egypt and France, respectively. Check Egypt vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.5 months in Marseille. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Marseille ranked 11th in France, while ranked 5610th and 430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Marseille

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Cairo Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$7.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$5245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$3413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$34.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$839
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$10658

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1788
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1824
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1545
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1479
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1542
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1435
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1663
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1968
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1945
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1934
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7861
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4626
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1509
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1516
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1331
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1627
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1230
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1556
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1581
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1294
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1390
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1490
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1550
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1375
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1269
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1618
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1741
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1585
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1392
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1619
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1652
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1660
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1764
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1687
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1342
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1876
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1161
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1609
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1649