Marseille vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Marseille	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1607	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3989	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$721	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$1329	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2387	$1406
😷 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 3227th and 4571st ($1607 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 118th 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 1004th 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	$16.7	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$730	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$680
🔌 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	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5383	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3416	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.03	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.7	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9905	$7103

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Cities near Marseille

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

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1086
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1031
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1229
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1172
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1157
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1519
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1434
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1771
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1747
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1649
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1057
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1632
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$522
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1473
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1449
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$490
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1208
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1148
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1272