Karachi vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$4142
🏠 One person rent
$174
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$2165
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
63
43
😀 Quality of life
53
84
🏙️ Population
14.9M
870K

The cost of living in Karachi is 74% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 8902nd and 3059th ($417 vs $1602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Pakistan and France, respectively. Check Pakistan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Marseille ranked 5th in France, while ranked 6078th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$6.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$5729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$3391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$56.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$27.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$833
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$9642

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1575
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1470
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1314
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1432
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1385
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1280
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1458
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1616
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1567
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1616
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7262
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1181
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1400
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1352
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1062
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1341
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1398
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1103
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1260
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1308
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1362
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1245
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1352
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1333
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1429
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1416
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1369
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1575
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1523
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1234
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1544
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1418
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1478
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1450