Marseille vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1607
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3989
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$721
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1329
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2387
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
85
79
🏙️ Population
873K
17.7M

The cost of living in Marseille is 68% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3227th and 5948th ($1607 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 13th in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 342nd and 556th 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
$16.7
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3416
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.7
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.62
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9905
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618