Marseille vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$718	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$372
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	43	95
😀 Quality of life	84	62
🏙️ Population	877K	6.21M

The cost of living in Marseille is 72% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 3148th and 5954th ($1571 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 2nd in France and Brazil, respectively. Check France vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 400th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Marseille	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562