Marseille vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1733
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$756
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$1311
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2408
$2945
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
87
95
🏙️ Population
877K
1.8M

The cost of living in Marseille is 9% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2991st and 2306th ($1733 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 52nd in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 374th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Montreal

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Marseille Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.29
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1348
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5072
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3564
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.4
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10222
$4789

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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 Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811