Manchester vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$1602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$4142
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$2165
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
91
84
🏙️ Population
548K
870K

The cost of living in Manchester is 25% more expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 1798th and 3059th ($1998 vs $1602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 24th in the United Kingdom and France, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Marseille ranked 5th in France, while ranked 110th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$6.34
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$1185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$5729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$3391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$56.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$32.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$27.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$833
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$9642

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1575
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1470
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1314
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1432
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1385
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1280
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1458
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1616
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1567
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1616
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7262
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1181
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1400
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1352
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1062
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1341
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1398
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1103
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1260
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1308
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1362
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1245
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1352
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1333
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1429
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1416
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1369
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1575
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1523
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1234
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1544
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1418
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1478
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1450