Calgary vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$1602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$4142
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$710
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$2165
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	53	43
😀 Quality of life	92	84
🏙️ Population	1.31M	870K

The cost of living in Calgary is 32% more expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 1526th and 3059th ($2113 vs $1602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 24th in Canada and France, respectively. Check Canada vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Marseille ranked 5th in France, while ranked 66th and 300th 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	$16	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$1185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$5729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$3391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$56.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$27.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$833
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$9642

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1575
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1470
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1314
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1432
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1385
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1280
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1458
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1616
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1567
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1616
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$7262
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$4714
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1181
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1400
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1352
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1488
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1062
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1341
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1398
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1103
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1260
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1308
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1362
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1245
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1097
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1352
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1333
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1429
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1416
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1484
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1369
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1575
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1216
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1523
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1540
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1234
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1544
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1418
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1478
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1450