Hamilton vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$718
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$2090
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	73	43
😀 Quality of life	88	84
🏙️ Population	569K	877K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 28% more expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 1784th and 3148th ($2017 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 33rd in Canada and France, respectively. Check Canada vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 239th and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Marseille

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	Hamilton	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$9082

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799

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