Marseille vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1780
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4388
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$786
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1371
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$657
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2662
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
43
65
😀 Quality of life
86
72
🏙️ Population
886K
12.7M

The cost of living in Marseille is 127% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2937th and 6833rd ($1780 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Marseille ranked 11th best city to live in France vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 430th and 3150th 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
$18.2
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.8
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.1
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.75
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5245
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3413
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.13
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.6
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.97
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$839
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10658
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1788
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1824
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1545
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1479
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1542
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1435
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1663
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1968
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1945
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1934
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7861
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4626
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1509
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1516
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1331
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1627
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1230
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1556
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1581
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1294
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1390
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1490
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1550
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1375
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1269
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1618
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1741
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1585
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1392
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1619
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1652
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1660
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1764
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1687
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1342
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1876
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1161
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1609
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1649

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623