Guangzhou vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$4388
🏠 One person rent
$354
$786
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1371
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$657
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$2662
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
18.7M
886K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 56% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 6835th and 2937th ($782 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 39th in China and France, respectively. Check China vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Marseille. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Marseille ranked 11th in France, while ranked 2285th and 430th 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
$2.86
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$7.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$5245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$34.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$839
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$10658

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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