Marseille vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1602
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4142
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$710
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2165
$828
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
43
61
😀 Quality of life
84
56
🏙️ Population
870K
9.4M

The cost of living in Marseille is 137% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 3059th and 6976th ($1602 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 122nd in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Marseille ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 300th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Ningbo

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Marseille Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1362
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5729
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.3
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$833
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$9922

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Cities near Marseille

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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524