Marseille vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1602
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4142
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$710
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2165
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
84
78
🏙️ Population
870K
24.9M

The cost of living in Marseille is 35% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3059th and 4461st ($1602 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Marseille ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 300th and 558th 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
$15.6
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1362
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5729
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.2
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$833
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$28143

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740