Caracas vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$1733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$4280
🏠 One person rent	$445	$756
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$1311
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$638
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$2408
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	54	43
😀 Quality of life	52	87
🏙️ Population	2.25M	877K

The cost of living in Caracas is 32% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4759th and 2991st ($1176 vs $1733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Venezuela and France, respectively. Check Venezuela vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 6470th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Marseille

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	Caracas	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$5072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$3564
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$34.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$10222

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1700
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1761
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1478
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1438
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1498
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1340
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1593
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1915
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1867
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1884
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$9122
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$4203
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1501
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1488
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1300
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1216
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1504
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1525
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1257
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1374
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1473
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1490
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1336
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1239
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1594
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1580
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1555
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1406
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1582
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1582
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1642
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1322
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1693
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1638
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1268
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1727
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1192
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1575
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1620