Marseille vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1602
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4142
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$710
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2165
$1784
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
43
41
😀 Quality of life
84
54
🏙️ Population
870K
1.68M

The cost of living in Marseille is 55% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 3059th and 5103rd ($1602 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 5th in France and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check France vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Marseille ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 300th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Mecca

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Marseille Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1362
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5729
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.3
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$23.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.2
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$833
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$4708

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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

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490