Marseille vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$718	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$5520
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	97
😀 Quality of life	84	94
🏙️ Population	877K	441K

The cost of living in Marseille is 47% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 3148th and 182nd ($1571 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 159th 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 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 1.9 months in Oakland. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 400th 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	$15.4	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$18963

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Cities near Marseille

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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326