Marseille vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1602
$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4142
$5578
🏠 One person rent
$710
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2165
$3155
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
99
😀 Quality of life
84
94
🏙️ Population
870K
2.15M

The cost of living in Marseille is 28% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 3059th and 1216th ($1602 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in France.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Ranked 5th vs 1st best cities to live in France, and 300th vs 33rd 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
$15.6
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$8.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1362
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5729
$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.3
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.2
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$833
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$16502

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Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1575
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1470
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1314
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1432
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1385
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1280
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1458
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1616
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1567
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1616
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7262
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1181
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1400
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1352
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1062
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1341
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1398
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1103
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1260
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1308
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1362
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1245
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1352
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1333
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1429
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1416
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1369
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1575
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1523
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1234
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1544
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1418
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1478
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1450

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381