Berlin vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$718
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$2090
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	95	84
🏙️ Population	3.78M	877K

The cost of living in Berlin is 29% more expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 1762nd and 3148th ($2027 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 21st and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Marseille

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	Berlin	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$9082

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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