Marseille vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1759
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$780
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1339
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2494
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
43
67
😀 Quality of life
85
59
🏙️ Population
886K
5.55M

The cost of living in Marseille is 118% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 2979th and 6736th ($1759 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st 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 0.3 months in Nairobi. Marseille ranked 12th best city to live in France vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 453rd and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Nairobi

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Marseille Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.59
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.87
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1496
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1061
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5339
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3745
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.09
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.15
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.7
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$824
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10478
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1853
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1827
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1530
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1488
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1501
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1440
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1644
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$2002
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1863
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1901
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7483
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1474
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1568
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1307
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1202
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1541
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1560
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1264
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1328
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1469
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1506
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1386
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1251
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1608
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1749
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1596
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1352
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1599
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1659
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1578
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1747
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1652
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1320
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1865
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1142
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1584
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1613

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795