Isfahan vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$211	$718
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$2090
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	66	43
😀 Quality of life	48	84
🏙️ Population	1.96M	877K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 67% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 8454th and 3148th ($523 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 33rd in Iran and France, respectively. Check Iran vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 6375th and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Marseille

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	Isfahan	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$9082

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688

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