Marseille vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1571
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$718
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$761
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$275
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2090
$432
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
43
66
😀 Quality of life
84
53
🏙️ Population
877K
2.53M

The cost of living in Marseille is 73% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 3148th and 6005th ($1571 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 2nd in France and Colombia, respectively. Check France vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 400th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Marseille Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1224
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.2
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5047
$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3002
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.7
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.9
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.9
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.4
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.4
$64
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9082
$5682

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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

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$839
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$705
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$680
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$649
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$605
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$598
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$674
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$709
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$493
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$794
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$887
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$513
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$563
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$645
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$882
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$657
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$648
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$534
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$742
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$666
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$497
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$748
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$650
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$524
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$604
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$722
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$557
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$562
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$599
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$477
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$618