Islamabad vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$4280
🏠 One person rent
$199
$756
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$1311
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$638
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$2408
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
69
43
😀 Quality of life
50
87
🏙️ Population
1.01M
877K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 74% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 8887th and 2991st ($443 vs $1733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Pakistan and France, respectively. Check Pakistan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 6597th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$5072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$3564
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$34.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$10222

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1700
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1761
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1478
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1438
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1498
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1340
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1593
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1915
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1867
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1884
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$9122
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1501
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1488
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1300
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1216
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1504
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1525
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1257
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1374
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1473
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1490
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1336
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1239
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1594
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1580
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1555
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1406
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1582
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1582
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1642
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1693
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1638
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1268
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1727
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1192
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1575
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1620