Marseille vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1780
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4388
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$786
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1371
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$657
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2662
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
43
70
😀 Quality of life
86
78
🏙️ Population
886K
7.01M

The cost of living in Marseille is 9% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2937th and 3529th ($1780 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in France and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check France vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Marseille ranked 11th best city to live in France vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 430th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Riyadh

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Marseille Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.8
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.1
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.75
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5245
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3413
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.13
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.6
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.97
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$839
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10658
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1788
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1824
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1545
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1479
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1542
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1435
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1663
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1968
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1945
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1934
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7861
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4626
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1509
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1516
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1331
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1627
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1230
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1556
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1581
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1294
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1390
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1490
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1550
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1375
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1269
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1618
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1741
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1585
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1392
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1619
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1652
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1660
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1764
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1687
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1342
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1876
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1161
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1609
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1649

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487