Hamburg City vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$718
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$2090
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	84	43
😀 Quality of life	94	84
🏙️ Population	1.91M	877K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 28% more expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 1818th and 3148th ($2007 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 33rd in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 40th and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Marseille

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	Hamburg City	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$9082

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

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