Changsha vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$190	$718
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$2090
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	95	43
😀 Quality of life	68	84
🏙️ Population	10M	877K

The cost of living in Changsha is 63% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 7932nd and 3148th ($577 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th 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 Changsha compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 3100th and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Marseille

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	Changsha	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$9082

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

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