Marseille vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1759
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$780
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1339
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2494
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
43
65
😀 Quality of life
85
74
🏙️ Population
886K
12.7M

The cost of living in Marseille is 120% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2979th and 6776th ($1759 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Marseille ranked 12th best city to live in France vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 453rd and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Suzhou

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Marseille Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.59
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.87
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1496
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1061
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5339
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3745
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.09
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.15
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.7
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$824
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10478
$20341

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635