Kathmandu vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$4388
🏠 One person rent
$122
$786
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$1371
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$657
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$2662
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
29
43
😀 Quality of life
51
86
🏙️ Population
846K
886K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 77% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 8958th and 2937th ($412 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Nepal and France, respectively. Check Nepal vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.5 months in Marseille. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Marseille ranked 11th in France, while ranked 6657th and 430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Marseille

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Kathmandu Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$7.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$3.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$5245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$3413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$34.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$839
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$10658

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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