Kathmandu vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$134
$780
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1339
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2494
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
29
43
😀 Quality of life
47
85
🏙️ Population
846K
886K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 76% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 8916th and 2979th ($424 vs $1759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Nepal and France, respectively. Check Nepal vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Marseille ranked 12th in France, while ranked 6934th and 453rd 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
$1.97
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$3.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$5339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$3745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$21.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$27.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$10478

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1853
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1827
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1530
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1488
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1501
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1440
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1644
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$2002
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1863
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1901
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7483
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1474
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1568
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1307
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1202
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1541
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1560
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1264
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1328
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1469
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1506
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1386
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1251
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1608
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1749
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1596
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1352
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1599
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1659
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1578
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1747
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1652
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1320
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1865
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1142
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1584
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1613