Marseille vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1733
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$756
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1311
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2408
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
43
66
😀 Quality of life
87
60
🏙️ Population
877K
2.53M

The cost of living in Marseille is 68% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2991st and 5342nd ($1733 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 3rd in France and Colombia, respectively. Check France vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 374th and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Medellin

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Marseille Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.29
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1348
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5072
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3564
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.4
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.9
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10222
$6383

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Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1700
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1761
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1478
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1438
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1498
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1340
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1593
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1915
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1867
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1884
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$9122
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1501
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1488
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1300
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1216
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1504
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1525
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1257
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1374
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1473
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1490
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1336
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1239
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1594
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1580
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1555
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1406
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1582
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1582
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1642
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1693
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1638
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1268
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1727
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1192
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1575
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1620

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677