Marseille vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1602
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4142
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$710
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2165
$1259
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
69
😀 Quality of life
84
76
🏙️ Population
870K
1.38M

The cost of living in Marseille is 68% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3059th and 5668th ($1602 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in France and Bulgaria, respectively. Check France vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Marseille ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 300th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Marseille Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1362
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5729
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.3
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.2
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$833
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$7940

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619