Marseille vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$1452
🏠 One person rent	$718	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$216
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	46
😀 Quality of life	84	50
🏙️ Population	877K	3M

The cost of living in Marseille is 209% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 3148th and 8574th ($1571 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 84th in France and Iran, respectively. Check France vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 400th and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Mashhad

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	Marseille	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$618

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Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1568
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1496
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1308
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1338
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1338
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1231
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1472
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1707
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1650
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1673
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$6593
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1233
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1364
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1182
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1093
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1362
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1434
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1074
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1197
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1344
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1338
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1203
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1361
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1539
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1391
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1310
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1424
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1512
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1570
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1209
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1522
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1076
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1428
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1470

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788