Johannesburg vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$441	$718
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$2090
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	72	43
😀 Quality of life	57	84
🏙️ Population	4.43M	877K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 37% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 5539th and 3148th ($993 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 33rd in South Africa and France, respectively. Check South Africa vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 5667th and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Marseille

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	Johannesburg	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$9082

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

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