Marseille vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1602
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4142
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$710
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2165
$2382
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
73
😀 Quality of life
84
78
🏙️ Population
870K
1.06M

The cost of living in Marseille is 56% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3059th and 5135th ($1602 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 282nd in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Marseille ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 300th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Marseille Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1362
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5729
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.3
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.2
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$833
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$6030

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Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1575
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1470
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1314
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1432
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1385
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1280
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1458
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1616
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1567
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1616
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7262
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1181
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1400
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1352
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1062
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1341
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1398
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1103
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1260
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1308
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1362
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1245
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1352
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1333
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1429
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1416
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1369
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1575
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1523
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1234
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1544
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1418
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1478
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1450

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011