Marseille vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1602
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4142
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$710
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2165
$2566
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
71
😀 Quality of life
84
74
🏙️ Population
870K
7.01M

The cost of living in Marseille is 2% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3059th and 2922nd ($1602 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Marseille ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 300th and 1210th 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
$15.6
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1362
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5729
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.3
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.2
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$833
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$9649

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561