Marseille vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1607
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3989
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$721
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1329
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2387
$1905
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
85
79
🏙️ Population
873K
24.9M

The cost of living in Marseille is 41% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3227th and 4780th ($1607 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 6th in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 342nd and 571st 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
$16.7
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3416
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.7
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.62
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9905
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774