Marseille vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1607
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3989
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$721
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1329
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2387
$443
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
43
30
😀 Quality of life
85
25
🏙️ Population
873K
42.7K

The cost of living in Marseille is 200% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3227th and 8393rd ($1607 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 4th in France and Kenya, respectively. Check France vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 342nd and 8584th 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
$16.7
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3416
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.7
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.62
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9905
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1545
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1356
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1407
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1426
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1301
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1531
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1766
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1732
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1721
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7469
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1344
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1460
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1272
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1177
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1510
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1473
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1131
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1245
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1429
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1485
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1467
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1571
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1456
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1448
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1502
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1543
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1608
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1200
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1563
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1134
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1507
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1498

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545