Marseille vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1607
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3989
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$721
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1329
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2387
$2861
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
71
😀 Quality of life
85
77
🏙️ Population
873K
7.01M

The cost of living in Marseille is 1% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3227th and 3292nd ($1607 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 342nd and 796th 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
$16.7
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3416
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.7
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.62
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9905
$10359

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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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489