Marseille vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1571
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2532
🏠 One person rent
$718
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2090
$581
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
95
😀 Quality of life
84
65
🏙️ Population
877K
11.5M

The cost of living in Marseille is 61% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3148th and 5654th ($1571 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in France and Brazil, respectively. Check France vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 400th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Marseille Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1224
$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.2
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5047
$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3002
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.7
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.9
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.9
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.4
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.4
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9082
$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$687
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$645
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$662
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$647
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$618
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$661
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$563
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$636
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$628
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$624
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$703
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$622
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$635
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$612
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$621
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$613
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$626
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$605
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$612
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$627
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$600
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$624
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$641
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$614
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$628
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$619
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$615
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$644
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$656
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$603
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$663
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$722
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$568
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$615
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$569
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$732
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$607
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$609
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$611