Marseille vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Marseille	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1733	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$756	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$1311	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2408	$544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	43	5
😀 Quality of life	87	42
🏙️ Population	877K	115K

The cost of living in Marseille is 313% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2991st and 8940th ($1733 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 374th and 7547th 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	$17.2	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5072	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3564	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.4	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.9	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10222	$653

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Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1700
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1761
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1478
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1438
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1498
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1340
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1593
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1915
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1867
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1884
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$9122
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$4203
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1501
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1488
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1300
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1216
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1504
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1525
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1257
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1374
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1473
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1490
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1336
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1239
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1594
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1580
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1555
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1406
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1582
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1582
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1642
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1322
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1693
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1638
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1268
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1727
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1192
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1575
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1620

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289