Guangzhou vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$4142
🏠 One person rent
$333
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$2165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
97
43
😀 Quality of life
75
84
🏙️ Population
18.7M
870K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 54% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 6607th and 3059th ($742 vs $1602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 24th in China and France, respectively. Check China vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Marseille ranked 5th in France, while ranked 955th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Marseille

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Guangzhou Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$6.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$5729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$3391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$56.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$27.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$833
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$9642

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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