Marseille vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$718	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$2174
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	65
😀 Quality of life	84	83
🏙️ Population	877K	1.25M

The cost of living in Marseille is 5% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3148th and 3460th ($1571 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 7th in France and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check France vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 400th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Sharjah

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	Marseille	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$7169

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536