Marseille vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1602
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4142
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$710
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2165
$399
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
43
67
😀 Quality of life
84
59
🏙️ Population
870K
5.55M

The cost of living in Marseille is 148% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3059th and 7242nd ($1602 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 0.6 months in Nairobi. Marseille ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 300th and 5517th 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
$15.6
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$2.08
🥤 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
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1362
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5729
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.3
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.2
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$833
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$6839

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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

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747