Marseille vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1602
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4142
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$710
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2165
$406
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
43
30
😀 Quality of life
84
29
🏙️ Population
870K
42.7K

The cost of living in Marseille is 230% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3059th and 8601st ($1602 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 5th in France and Kenya, respectively. Check France vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Marseille ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 300th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Meru

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Marseille Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1362
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5729
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.3
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.2
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$833
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$6789

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539