Marseille vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Marseille	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1733	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$756	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$1311	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2408	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	50
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	877K	1.02M

The cost of living in Marseille is 17% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2991st and 1744th ($1733 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 24th in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 374th and 129th 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	$17.2	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5072	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3564	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.4	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10222	$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822