Brussels vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$718
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$2090
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	96	43
😀 Quality of life	89	84
🏙️ Population	196K	877K

The cost of living in Brussels is 16% more expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 2354th and 3148th ($1816 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Belgium and France, respectively. Check Belgium vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 190th and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Marseille

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	Brussels	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$9082

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

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