Marseille vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1607
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3989
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$721
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1329
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2387
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
65
😀 Quality of life
85
83
🏙️ Population
873K
1.25M

The cost of living in Marseille is 7% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3227th and 3679th ($1607 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st 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 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 342nd and 386th 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
$16.7
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3416
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.7
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.62
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9905
$5054

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Cities near Marseille

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

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507