Marseille vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Marseille	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1733	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$756	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$1311	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2408	$5482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	97
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	877K	441K

The cost of living in Marseille is 47% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2991st and 90th ($1733 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.7 months in Oakland. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 374th and 45th 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	$17.2	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5072	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3564	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.4	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.9	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10222	$18326

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359