Marseille vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Marseille	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1733	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$756	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1311	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2408	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	43	24
😀 Quality of life	87	44
🏙️ Population	877K	7.82M

The cost of living in Marseille is 190% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2991st and 7835th ($1733 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 374th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Shangqiu

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	Marseille	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5072	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3564	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.4	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.9	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10222	$17107

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517