Marseille vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Marseille	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1759	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$780	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$1339	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2494	$5290
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	97
😀 Quality of life	85	93
🏙️ Population	886K	441K

The cost of living in Marseille is 46% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2979th and 95th ($1759 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Marseille ranked 12th best city to live in France vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 453rd and 70th 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	$18.7	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.59	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.87	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1496	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5339	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.15	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$824	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10478	$20453

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Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1853
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1827
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1530
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1488
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1501
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1440
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1644
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$2002
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1863
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1901
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$7483
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1474
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1568
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1307
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1202
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1541
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1560
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1264
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1328
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1469
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1506
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1386
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1251
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1608
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1749
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1596
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1352
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1599
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1659
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1578
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1747
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1652
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1320
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1865
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1142
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1584
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1613

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357