Calgary vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$4388
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$786
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1371
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$657
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$2662
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	53	43
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	1.31M	886K

The cost of living in Calgary is 19% more expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 1716th and 2937th ($2118 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 39th in Canada and France, respectively. Check Canada vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Marseille. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Marseille ranked 11th in France, while ranked 209th and 430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Marseille

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	Calgary	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$7.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$5245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$3413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$34.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$839
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$10658

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1788
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1824
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1545
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1479
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1542
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1435
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1663
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1968
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1945
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1934
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$7861
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$4626
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1509
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1516
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1331
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1627
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1230
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1556
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1581
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1294
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1390
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1490
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1550
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1375
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1269
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1618
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1741
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1585
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1392
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1619
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1652
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1660
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1367
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1764
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1687
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1342
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1876
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1161
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1609
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1649