Marseille vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$718	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$1146
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	43	70
😀 Quality of life	84	68
🏙️ Population	877K	12.7M

The cost of living in Marseille is 81% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3148th and 6198th ($1571 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 400th and 3351st 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	$15.4	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$17431

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Marseille

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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613