Budapest vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$3854
🏠 One person rent
$553
$718
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$2090
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
92
43
😀 Quality of life
79
84
🏙️ Population
1.69M
877K

The cost of living in Budapest is 29% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4777th and 3148th ($1109 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Hungary and France, respectively. Check Hungary vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 618th and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Marseille

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Budapest Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$9082

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BudapestMarseille

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

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