Marseille vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Marseille	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1759	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$780	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1339	$361
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2494	$205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	47
😀 Quality of life	85	41
🏙️ Population	886K	1.57M

The cost of living in Marseille is 248% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 2979th and 8645th ($1759 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 48th in France and Iran, respectively. Check France vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Marseille ranked 12th best city to live in France vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 453rd and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Shiraz

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	Marseille	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.59	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.87	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1496	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5339	$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.15	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.7	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$824	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10478	$2115

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Cities near Marseille

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 Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$485
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$471
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$457
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$459
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$494
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$454
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$469
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$451
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$521
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$517
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$488
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$454
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$452
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$778
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$703
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$917
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$522
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$548
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1340
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1059
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1218
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1062
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$965
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$700
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$496
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$2015
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$694