Kabul vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$3989
🏠 One person rent
$285
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$403
$1329
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.7
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$2387
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
29
43
😀 Quality of life
13
85
🏙️ Population
4.27M
873K

The cost of living in Kabul is 63% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 7801st and 3227th ($599 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Afghanistan and France, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.5 months in Marseille. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 9123rd and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Marseille

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Kabul Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.83
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$7.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$1093
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99.3
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.36%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$451
$5383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$3416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.29
$32.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.32
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.34
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1452
$9905

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487

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