Marseille vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1733
$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$2682
🏠 One person rent
$756
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1311
$872
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2408
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
95
😀 Quality of life
87
69
🏙️ Population
877K
11.5M

The cost of living in Marseille is 65% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2991st and 5192nd ($1733 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in France and Brazil, respectively. Check France vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 374th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Sao Paulo

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Marseille Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.29
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1348
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5072
$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3564
$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.4
$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.9
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10222
$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$737
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$701
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$697
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$698
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$690
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$712
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$656
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$605
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$691
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$687
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$704
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$830
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$671
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$699
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$699
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$665
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$706
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$639
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$780
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$671
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$654
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$689
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$702
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$666
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$693
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$678
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$664
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$685
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$687
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$657
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$741
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$737
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$618
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$673
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$648
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$816
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$638
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$659
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$666