Marseille vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$718	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$777
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	91
😀 Quality of life	84	77
🏙️ Population	877K	6.26M

The cost of living in Marseille is 39% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3148th and 4686th ($1571 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in France and Chile, respectively. Check France vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 400th and 764th 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	$15.4	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731