Marseille vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Marseille	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1602	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4142	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$710	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2165	$436
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	43	5
😀 Quality of life	84	36
🏙️ Population	870K	79.2K

The cost of living in Marseille is 255% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3059th and 8761st ($1602 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in France and Bhutan, respectively. Check France vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Marseille ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 300th and 7674th 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	$15.6	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.59	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$746	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$535	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1185	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5729	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.3	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.1	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.2	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.4	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$833	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$701

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Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1575
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1470
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1314
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1432
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1385
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1280
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1458
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1616
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1567
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1616
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$7262
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$4714
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1181
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1400
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1352
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1488
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1062
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1341
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1398
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1103
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1260
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1308
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1362
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1245
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1097
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1352
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1333
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1429
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1416
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1484
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1369
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1575
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1216
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1523
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1540
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1234
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1544
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1418
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1478
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1450

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288