Houston vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Houston | Marseille | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Houston is 44% more expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 1229th and 3148th ($2265 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 33rd in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 97th and 400th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Houston vs Marseille
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| Houston | Marseille | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Houston
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 22 km or 14 mi |  Pasadena | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Pearland | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Missouri | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Deer Park | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Sugar Land | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Spring | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Friendswood | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | La Porte | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Baytown | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | League | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Alvin | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Rosenberg | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | The Woodlands | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Texas City | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Conroe | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Galveston | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Lake Jackson | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Huntsville | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Beaumont | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | College Station | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Bryan | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Port Arthur | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Lufkin | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Victoria | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sulphur | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Lake Charles | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Nacogdoches | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Pflugerville | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Austin | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Round Rock | |
| 239 km or 149 mi | Temple | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Kyle | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Georgetown | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | San Marcos | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Cedar Park | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Seguin | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Leander | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Waco | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Harker Heights | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | New Braunfels |
Cities near Marseille
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 26 km or 16 mi |  Aix-en-Provence | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Miramas | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Toulon | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Manosque | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Avignon | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Nimes | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Montpellier | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Cannes | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Antibes | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Nice | |
| 172 km or 107 mi |  Monaco City | |
| 172 km or 107 mi | Monte Carlo | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Beziers | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Menton | |
| 186 km or 116 mi | Valence | |
| 188 km or 117 mi |  Ventimiglia | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Narbonne | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Sanremo | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Grenoble | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Cuneo | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Perpignan | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Imperia | |
| 229 km or 142 mi |  Figueres | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Mondovi | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Saint-Etienne | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Rodez | |
| 255 km or 159 mi | Girona | |
| 255 km or 159 mi | Castres | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Chambery | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Aix-les-Bains | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Turin | |
| 273 km or 170 mi | Savona | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Lloret de Mar | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Lyon | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Villeurbanne | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Asti | |
| 295 km or 184 mi | Annecy | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Vic | |
| 310 km or 192 mi | Mataro | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Genoa |