Marseille vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$718	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$267
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	43	14
😀 Quality of life	84	50
🏙️ Population	877K	224K

The cost of living in Marseille is 78% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 3148th and 6145th ($1571 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in France and Suriname, respectively. Check France vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 400th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Paramaribo

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	Marseille	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$1909

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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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583