Marseille vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Marseille	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1733	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$756	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$1311	$1923
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2408	$3707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	82
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	877K	577K

The cost of living in Marseille is 15% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 2991st and 1864th ($1733 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1525th in France and the United States, respectively. Check France vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 374th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Milwaukee

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	Marseille	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$1315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5072	$1953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3564	$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.4	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$3.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10222	$23971

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399