Marseille vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Marseille	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1607	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3989	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$721	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$1329	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2387	$2544
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	39
😀 Quality of life	85	86
🏙️ Population	873K	549K

The cost of living in Marseille is 10% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3227th and 2544th ($1607 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 95th in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 342nd and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Marseille vs Quebec City infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/marseille/quebec.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Marseille vs Quebec City infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/marseille/quebec" target="_blank">Marseille vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Marseille vs Quebec City

Prices for goods and services in Marseille and Quebec City are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Marseille	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$730	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.9	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5383	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3416	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.03	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.7	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9905	$6253

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751