Columbus vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$718
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$2090
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	73	43
😀 Quality of life	88	84
🏙️ Population	906K	877K

The cost of living in Columbus is 36% more expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 1476th and 3148th ($2145 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 33rd in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 249th and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Marseille

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	Columbus	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$9082

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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