Marseille vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Marseille	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1733	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$756	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$1311	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2408	$211
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	43	30
😀 Quality of life	87	43
🏙️ Population	877K	159K

The cost of living in Marseille is 80% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2991st and 5871st ($1733 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 2nd in France and Cape Verde, respectively. Check France vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 374th and 7431st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Praia

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	Marseille	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5072	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3564	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.4	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.9	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10222	$3216

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Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1700
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1761
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1478
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1438
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1498
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1340
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1593
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1915
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1867
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1884
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$9122
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$4203
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1501
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1488
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1300
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1216
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1504
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1525
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1257
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1374
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1473
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1490
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1336
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1239
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1594
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1580
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1555
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1406
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1582
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1582
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1642
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1322
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1693
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1638
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1268
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1727
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1192
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1575
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1620

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506