Marseille vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$718	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$3115
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	50
😀 Quality of life	84	90
🏙️ Population	877K	1.02M

The cost of living in Marseille is 24% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3148th and 1701st ($1571 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 25th in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 400th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Ottawa

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	Marseille	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800