Marseille vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1607
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3989
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$721
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$1329
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2387
$2805
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
85
93
🏙️ Population
873K
1.76M

The cost of living in Marseille is 18% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3227th and 2002nd ($1607 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 54th in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 342nd and 60th 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
$16.7
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3416
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.7
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.62
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9905
$6957

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Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1545
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1356
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1407
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1426
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1301
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1531
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1766
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1732
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1721
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7469
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1344
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1460
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1272
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1177
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1510
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1473
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1131
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1245
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1429
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1485
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1467
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1571
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1456
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1448
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1502
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1543
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1608
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1200
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1563
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1134
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1507
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1498

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610