Marseille vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$718	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$401
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	43	35
😀 Quality of life	84	35
🏙️ Population	877K	2.96M

The cost of living in Marseille is 188% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 3148th and 8272nd ($1571 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in France and Yemen, respectively. Check France vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 400th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Sanaa

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	Marseille	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$2809

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Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1568
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1496
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1308
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1338
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1338
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1231
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1472
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1707
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1650
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1673
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$6593
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1233
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1364
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1182
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1093
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1362
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1434
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1074
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1197
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1344
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1338
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1203
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1361
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1539
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1391
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1310
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1424
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1512
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1570
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1209
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1522
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1076
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1428
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1470

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886