Marseille vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Marseille	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1607	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3989	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$721	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$1329	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2387	$5746
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	97
😀 Quality of life	85	95
🏙️ Population	873K	441K

The cost of living in Marseille is 49% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 3227th and 91st ($1607 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 73rd 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 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 342nd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Oakland

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	Marseille	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$730	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.9	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5383	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3416	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.03	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9905	$27655

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288