Marseille vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1780
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4388
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$786
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1371
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$657
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2662
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
66
😀 Quality of life
86
87
🏙️ Population
886K
1.25M

The cost of living in Marseille is 21% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2937th and 4144th ($1780 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Marseille ranked 11th best city to live in France vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 430th and 352nd 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
$18.2
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.1
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.75
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5245
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3413
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.13
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.6
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.97
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$839
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10658
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1788
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1824
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1545
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1479
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1542
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1435
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1663
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1968
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1945
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1934
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7861
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4626
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1509
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1516
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1331
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1627
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1230
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1556
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1581
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1294
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1390
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1490
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1550
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1375
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1269
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1618
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1741
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1585
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1392
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1619
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1652
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1660
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1764
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1687
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1342
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1876
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1161
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1609
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1649

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492