Marseille vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1602
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4142
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$710
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2165
$412
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
43
67
😀 Quality of life
84
54
🏙️ Population
870K
2.53M

The cost of living in Marseille is 85% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 3059th and 6140th ($1602 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 5th best city to live in France vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 300th and 5994th 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
$15.6
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1362
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5729
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.3
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$833
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$6416

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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

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617