Marseille vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Marseille	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1759	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$780	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1339	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2494	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	92
😀 Quality of life	85	81
🏙️ Population	886K	6.26M

The cost of living in Marseille is 48% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2979th and 4785th ($1759 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 2nd in France and Chile, respectively. Check France vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Marseille ranked 12th best city to live in France vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 453rd and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Santiago

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	Marseille	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.59	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.87	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1496	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5339	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.15	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.7	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$824	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10478	$12174

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Cities near Marseille

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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895