Marseille vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1759
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$780
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1339
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2494
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
59
😀 Quality of life
85
80
🏙️ Population
886K
595K

The cost of living in Marseille is 40% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2979th and 4631st ($1759 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 2nd in France and Latvia, respectively. Check France vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Marseille ranked 12th best city to live in France vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 453rd and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Riga

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Marseille Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.59
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.87
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1496
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1061
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5339
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3745
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.09
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.15
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$824
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10478
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1853
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1827
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1530
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1488
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1501
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1440
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1644
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$2002
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1863
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1901
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7483
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1474
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1568
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1307
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1202
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1541
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1560
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1264
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1328
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1469
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1506
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1386
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1251
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1608
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1749
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1596
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1352
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1599
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1659
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1578
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1747
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1652
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1320
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1865
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1142
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1584
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1613

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391