Kathmandu vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$3989
🏠 One person rent
$147
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1329
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2387
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
28
43
😀 Quality of life
45
85
🏙️ Population
846K
873K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 72% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 8885th and 3227th ($443 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st 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 8th in France, while ranked 6524th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$7.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1093
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$5383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$3416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$32.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$9905

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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