Marseille vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1571
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$718
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2090
$3146
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
99
😀 Quality of life
84
95
🏙️ Population
877K
2.15M

The cost of living in Marseille is 31% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 3148th and 1222nd ($1571 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in France.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Ranked 9th vs 1st best cities to live in France, and 400th vs 25th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Paris

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Marseille Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$7.55
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1224
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.2
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5047
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3002
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.7
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.9
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.9
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.4
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.4
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9082
$16193

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293