Frankfurt vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$1602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$4142
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$2165
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
87
43
😀 Quality of life
94
84
🏙️ Population
759K
870K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 19% more expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 2040th and 3059th ($1902 vs $1602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 24th 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 Frankfurt compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Marseille ranked 5th in France, while ranked 38th and 300th 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
$14.2
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$6.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$1185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$5729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$3391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$56.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$27.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$833
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$9642

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1575
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1470
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1314
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1432
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1385
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1280
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1458
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1616
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1567
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1616
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7262
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1181
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1400
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1352
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1062
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1341
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1398
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1103
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1260
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1308
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1362
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1245
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1352
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1333
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1429
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1416
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1369
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1575
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1523
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1234
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1544
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1418
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1478
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1450