Dresden vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$3989
🏠 One person rent
$729
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1329
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$2387
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
65
43
😀 Quality of life
89
85
🏙️ Population
563K
873K

The cost of living in Dresden is 9% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 3857th and 3227th ($1462 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 41st in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.5 months in Marseille. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 203rd and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Marseille

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Dresden Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$7.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1093
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$5383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$3416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$32.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$9905

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1545
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1356
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1407
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1426
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1301
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1531
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1766
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1732
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1721
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7469
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1344
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1460
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1272
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1177
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1510
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1473
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1131
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1245
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1429
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1485
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1467
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1571
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1456
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1448
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1502
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1543
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1608
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1200
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1563
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1134
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1507
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1498