Cairo vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$4142
🏠 One person rent
$193
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$2165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
83
43
😀 Quality of life
59
84
🏙️ Population
9.61M
870K

The cost of living in Cairo is 66% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 8130th and 3059th ($549 vs $1602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 24th in Egypt and France, respectively. Check Egypt vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Marseille ranked 5th in France, while ranked 5556th and 300th 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
$5.45
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$6.34
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$5729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$3391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$56.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$32.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$27.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$833
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$9642

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1575
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1470
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1314
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1432
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1385
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1280
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1458
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1616
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1567
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1616
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7262
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1181
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1400
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1352
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1062
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1341
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1398
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1103
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1260
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1308
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1362
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1245
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1352
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1333
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1429
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1416
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1369
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1575
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1523
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1234
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1544
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1418
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1478
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1450