Marseille vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1607
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3989
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$721
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1329
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2387
$2543
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
73
😀 Quality of life
85
92
🏙️ Population
873K
1.06M

The cost of living in Marseille is 45% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3227th and 4890th ($1607 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 142nd in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 342nd and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Sendai

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Marseille Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3416
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.7
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.62
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9905
$6369

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Cities near Marseille

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

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057