Marseille vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1571
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$718
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2090
$1394
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
70
😀 Quality of life
84
78
🏙️ Population
877K
1.4M

The cost of living in Marseille is 52% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3148th and 5261st ($1571 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in France and Bulgaria, respectively. Check France vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 400th and 723rd 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
$15.4
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1224
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.2
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5047
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3002
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.7
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.9
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.9
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.4
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.4
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9082
$6749

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$682
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$687
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633