Cologne vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$4142
🏠 One person rent
$967
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$2165
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
92
43
😀 Quality of life
96
84
🏙️ Population
1.07M
870K

The cost of living in Cologne is 9% more expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 2484th and 3059th ($1752 vs $1602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 24th in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Marseille ranked 5th in France, while ranked 12th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Marseille

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Cologne Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$6.34
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$5729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$3391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$56.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$32.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$27.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$833
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$9642

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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