Marseille vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Marseille	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1609	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4004	$2928
🏠 One person rent	$723	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2385	$1410
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	43	19
😀 Quality of life	85	75
🏙️ Population	873K	630K

The cost of living in Marseille is 33% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 3213th and 4573rd ($1609 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 117th in France and Italy, respectively. Check France vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 342nd and 1002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Palermo

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	Marseille	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.8	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.17	$5.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$555	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1330	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1112	$672
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5334	$2275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3437	$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.7	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.27	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.74	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$73.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$75.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9903	$7127

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Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1655
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1548
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1360
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1422
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1296
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1527
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1765
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1738
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1724
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$7521
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$7161
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1346
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1465
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1271
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1514
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1178
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1517
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1476
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1133
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1243
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1434
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1485
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1281
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1146
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1467
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1580
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1444
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1558
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1503
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1543
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1260
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1607
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1615
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1202
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1557
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1140
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1508
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1497

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1085
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1030
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1137
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$992
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1230
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1177
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1158
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1354
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1653
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1521
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1432
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1647
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1760
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1742
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1663
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1347
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1577
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1054
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1216
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1626
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$521
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1407
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1476
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1443
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$491
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$564
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1316
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1326
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1202
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1149
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1289
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1149
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1274