Marseille vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1759
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$780
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1339
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2494
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
95
😀 Quality of life
85
76
🏙️ Population
886K
17.5M

The cost of living in Marseille is 77% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2979th and 5618th ($1759 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Marseille ranked 12th best city to live in France vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 453rd and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Shenzhen

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Marseille Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.59
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.87
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1496
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1061
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5339
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3745
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.09
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.15
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$824
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10478
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1853
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1827
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1530
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1488
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1501
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1440
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1644
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$2002
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1863
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1901
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7483
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1474
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1568
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1307
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1202
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1541
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1560
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1264
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1328
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1469
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1506
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1386
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1251
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1608
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1749
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1596
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1352
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1599
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1659
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1578
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1747
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1652
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1320
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1865
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1142
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1584
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1613

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648