Marseille vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$718	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$2588
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	38
😀 Quality of life	84	86
🏙️ Population	877K	549K

The cost of living in Marseille is 4% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3148th and 2883rd ($1571 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 110th in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 400th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Quebec City

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	Marseille	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732