Marseille vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$718	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$6191
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	87
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	877K	1.01M

The cost of living in Marseille is 59% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 3148th and 8th ($1571 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 6th in France and the United States, respectively. Check France vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 400th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs San Jose, United States

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	Marseille	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$25839

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968