Marseille vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Marseille	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1733	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$756	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1311	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2408	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	91
😀 Quality of life	87	81
🏙️ Population	877K	6.26M

The cost of living in Marseille is 56% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2991st and 4939th ($1733 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st 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 0.8 months in Santiago. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 374th and 672nd 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	$17.2	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5072	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3564	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.4	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10222	$9190

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827