Marseille vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1571
$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$5875
🏠 One person rent
$718
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$2674
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$827
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2090
$3761
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
43
53
😀 Quality of life
84
89
🏙️ Population
877K
140K

The cost of living in Marseille is 47% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 3148th and 200th ($1571 vs $2938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in France and Iceland, respectively. Check France vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 400th and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Reykjavik

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Marseille Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$10.8
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1224
$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.2
$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5047
$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3002
$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.7
$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.9
$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.9
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.4
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.4
$128
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9082
$2532

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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 Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2817
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2355
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2678
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1828
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1722
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1393
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1390
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1601
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1614
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1500
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1604
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1765
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1649
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2011
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1482
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1562
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1551
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1763
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1692
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1699
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1404
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1608
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2140
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1755
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1382
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1713
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1603
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2297
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1767
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1246
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2031
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1813
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1700
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2628
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2006