Marseille vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1607
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3989
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$721
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$1329
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2387
$3150
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
50
😀 Quality of life
85
89
🏙️ Population
873K
1.02M

The cost of living in Marseille is 28% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3227th and 1290th ($1607 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 23rd in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 342nd and 167th 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
$16.7
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3416
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.7
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.62
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9905
$20100

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884