Frankfurt vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$4388
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$786
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$1371
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$657
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$2662
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
88
43
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
776K
886K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 25% more expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 1425th and 2937th ($2230 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 39th 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 Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Marseille. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Marseille ranked 11th in France, while ranked 34th and 430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Marseille

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Frankfurt Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$7.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$3.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$5245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$3413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$2.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$34.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$839
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$10658

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1788
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1824
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1545
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1479
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1542
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1435
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1663
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1968
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1945
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1934
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7861
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4626
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1509
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1516
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1331
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1627
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1230
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1556
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1581
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1294
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1390
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1490
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1550
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1375
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1269
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1618
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1741
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1585
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1392
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1619
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1652
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1660
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1764
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1687
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1342
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1876
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1161
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1609
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1649