Marseille vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$718	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$550
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	43	5
😀 Quality of life	84	34
🏙️ Population	877K	115K

The cost of living in Marseille is 272% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3148th and 8915th ($1571 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 2nd in France and Bhutan, respectively. Check France vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 400th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Thimphu

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	Marseille	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300