Marseille vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1733
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$756
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1311
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2408
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
43
29
😀 Quality of life
87
32
🏙️ Population
877K
42.7K

The cost of living in Marseille is 216% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2991st and 8291st ($1733 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Meru. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 374th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Marseille Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.29
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1348
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5072
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3564
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.4
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.9
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10222
$8839

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1700
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1761
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1478
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1438
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1498
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1340
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1593
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1915
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1867
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1884
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$9122
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1501
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1488
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1300
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1216
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1504
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1525
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1257
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1374
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1473
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1490
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1336
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1239
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1594
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1580
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1555
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1406
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1582
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1582
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1642
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1693
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1638
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1268
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1727
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1192
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1575
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1620

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$460
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$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524