Islamabad vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$3989
🏠 One person rent
$198
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1329
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$2387
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
67
43
😀 Quality of life
49
85
🏙️ Population
1.01M
873K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 73% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 8895th and 3227th ($439 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 41st in Pakistan and France, respectively. Check Pakistan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.5 months in Marseille. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 6293rd and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$7.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$1093
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$5383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$3416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$32.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$9905

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1545
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1356
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1407
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1426
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1301
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1531
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1766
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1732
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1721
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7469
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1344
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1460
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1272
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1177
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1510
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1473
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1131
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1245
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1429
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1485
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1467
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1571
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1456
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1448
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1502
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1543
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1608
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1200
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1563
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1134
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1507
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1498