Marseille vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$718	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$1646
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	43	42
😀 Quality of life	84	54
🏙️ Population	877K	2.43M

The cost of living in Marseille is 60% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 3148th and 5632nd ($1571 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 8th in France and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check France vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 400th and 5982nd 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	$15.4	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$4682

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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 Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507