Dresden vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$637
$780
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1339
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$2494
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
65
43
😀 Quality of life
92
85
🏙️ Population
566K
886K

The cost of living in Dresden is 18% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4158th and 2979th ($1448 vs $1759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 40th in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Marseille ranked 12th in France, while ranked 96th and 453rd 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
$14.5
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$3.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$5339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$3745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$2.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$21.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$27.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$10478

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1853
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1827
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1530
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1488
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1501
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1440
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1644
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$2002
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1863
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1901
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7483
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1474
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1568
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1307
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1202
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1541
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1560
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1264
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1328
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1469
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1506
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1386
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1251
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1608
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1749
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1596
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1352
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1599
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1659
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1578
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1747
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1652
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1320
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1865
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1142
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1584
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1613