Marseille vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1571
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$718
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2090
$1771
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
84
80
🏙️ Population
877K
17.7M

The cost of living in Marseille is 72% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3148th and 5950th ($1571 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 12th in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 400th and 545th 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
$15.4
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1224
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.2
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5047
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3002
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.7
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.4
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.4
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9082
$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609