Marseille vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1602
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4142
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$710
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2165
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
84
80
🏙️ Population
870K
17.5M

The cost of living in Marseille is 71% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3059th and 5744th ($1602 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Marseille ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 300th and 460th 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
$15.6
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1362
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5729
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$833
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1575
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1470
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1314
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1432
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1385
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1280
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1458
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1616
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1567
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1616
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7262
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1181
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1400
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1352
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1062
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1341
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1398
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1103
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1260
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1308
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1362
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1245
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1352
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1333
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1429
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1416
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1369
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1575
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1523
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1234
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1544
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1418
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1478
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1450

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584