Marseille vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1607
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3989
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$721
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$1329
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2387
$3414
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
99
😀 Quality of life
85
95
🏙️ Population
873K
2.15M

The cost of living in Marseille is 32% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 3227th and 998th ($1607 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 1st in France.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Ranked 8th vs 1st best cities to live in France, and 342nd vs 22nd 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
$16.7
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3416
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.7
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.62
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9905
$18941

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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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395