Frankfurt vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$3854
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$718
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$2090
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
87
43
😀 Quality of life
94
84
🏙️ Population
776K
877K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 27% more expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 1863rd and 3148th ($1989 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 33rd in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 47th and 400th 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
$19.1
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$9082

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595

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