Marseille vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1607
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3989
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$721
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$1329
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2387
$6392
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
80
😀 Quality of life
85
92
🏙️ Population
873K
737K

The cost of living in Marseille is 45% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3227th and 206th ($1607 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 168th in France and the United States, respectively. Check France vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 342nd and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Seattle

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Marseille Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3416
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.7
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.62
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9905
$28179

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1545
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1356
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1407
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1426
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1301
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1531
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1766
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1732
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1721
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7469
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1344
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1460
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1272
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1177
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1510
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1473
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1131
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1245
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1429
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1485
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1467
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1571
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1456
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1448
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1502
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1543
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1608
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1200
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1563
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1134
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1507
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1498

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263