Marseille vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$718	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$683
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	43	64
😀 Quality of life	84	55
🏙️ Population	877K	1.76M

The cost of living in Marseille is 78% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 3148th and 6124th ($1571 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 3rd in France and Ecuador, respectively. Check France vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 400th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Quito

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	Marseille	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$8036

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493