Marseille vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1733
$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$756
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$1311
$1938
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2408
$2219
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
91
😀 Quality of life
87
89
🏙️ Population
877K
2.75M

The cost of living in Marseille is 14% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2991st and 1942nd ($1733 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 2nd in France and Italy, respectively. Check France vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 374th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Rome

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Marseille Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.29
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1348
$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5072
$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3564
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.4
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.9
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10222
$10916

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Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1700
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1761
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1478
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1438
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1498
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1340
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1593
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1915
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1867
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1884
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$9122
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1501
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1488
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1300
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1216
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1504
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1525
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1257
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1374
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1473
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1490
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1336
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1239
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1594
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1580
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1555
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1406
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1582
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1582
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1642
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1693
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1638
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1268
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1727
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1192
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1575
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1620

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323