Islamabad vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$4388
🏠 One person rent
$213
$786
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1371
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$657
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2662
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
70
43
😀 Quality of life
50
86
🏙️ Population
1.01M
886K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 74% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 8843rd and 2937th ($464 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 1.5 months in Marseille. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Marseille ranked 11th in France, while ranked 6696th and 430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Marseille

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Islamabad Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$7.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$5245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$3413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$34.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$839
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$10658

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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