Marseille vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1780
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4388
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$786
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1371
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$657
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2662
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
71
😀 Quality of life
86
78
🏙️ Population
886K
1.21M

The cost of living in Marseille is 34% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2937th and 4516th ($1780 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in France and Bulgaria, respectively. Check France vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Marseille ranked 11th best city to live in France vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 430th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Sofia

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Marseille Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.8
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.1
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.75
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5245
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3413
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.13
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.6
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.97
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$839
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10658
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1788
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1824
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1545
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1479
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1542
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1435
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1663
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1968
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1945
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1934
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7861
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4626
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1509
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1516
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1331
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1627
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1230
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1556
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1581
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1294
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1390
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1490
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1550
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1375
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1269
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1618
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1741
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1585
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1392
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1619
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1652
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1660
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1764
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1687
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1342
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1876
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1161
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1609
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1649

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784