Marseille vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Marseille	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1733	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$756	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1311	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2408	$931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	87	77
🏙️ Population	877K	24.9M

The cost of living in Marseille is 54% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2991st and 4879th ($1733 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 374th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Shanghai

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	Marseille	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5072	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3564	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.4	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10222	$27624

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Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1700
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1761
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1478
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1438
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1498
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1340
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1593
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1915
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1867
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1884
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$9122
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$4203
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1501
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1488
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1300
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1216
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1504
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1525
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1257
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1374
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1473
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1490
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1336
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1239
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1594
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1580
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1555
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1406
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1582
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1582
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1642
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1322
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1693
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1638
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1268
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1727
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1192
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1575
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1620

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753