Male vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Male	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1304	$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3010	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$814	$718
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1263	$2090
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	7	43
😀 Quality of life	62	84
🏙️ Population	133K	877K

The cost of living in Male is 17% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4205th and 3148th ($1304 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd in Maldives and France, respectively. Check Maldives vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Male compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 4917th and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Marseille

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	Male	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1648	$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.6	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2651	$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2231	$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.79	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.83	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.9	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$163	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3201	$9082

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360

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