Los Angeles vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$718
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$2090
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	99	43
😀 Quality of life	93	84
🏙️ Population	3.9M	877K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 103% more expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 80th and 3148th ($3196 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 58th and 400th 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	$21.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$9082

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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