Marseille vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1571
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$718
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2090
$1888
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
72
😀 Quality of life
84
90
🏙️ Population
877K
1.06M

The cost of living in Marseille is 49% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3148th and 5132nd ($1571 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 324th in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 400th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Marseille Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1224
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.2
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5047
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3002
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.7
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.9
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.4
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.4
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9082
$5986

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034