Los Angeles vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$780
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1339
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$2494
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	99	43
😀 Quality of life	93	85
🏙️ Population	3.9M	886K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 94% more expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 62nd and 2979th ($3420 vs $1759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 40th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Marseille ranked 12th in France, while ranked 50th and 453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Marseille

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	Los Angeles	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$3.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$5339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$3745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$21.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$27.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$10478

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1853
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1827
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1530
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1488
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1501
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1440
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1644
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$2002
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1863
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1901
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$7483
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1474
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1568
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1307
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1202
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1541
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1560
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1264
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1328
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1469
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1506
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1386
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1251
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1608
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1749
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1596
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1352
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1599
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1659
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1578
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1747
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1652
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1320
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1865
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1142
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1584
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1613