Marseille vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1607
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3989
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$721
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1329
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2387
$1389
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
69
😀 Quality of life
85
78
🏙️ Population
873K
1.4M

The cost of living in Marseille is 54% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3227th and 5350th ($1607 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 342nd and 707th 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
$16.7
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3416
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.7
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.62
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9905
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1545
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1356
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1407
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1426
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1301
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1531
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1766
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1732
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1721
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7469
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1344
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1460
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1272
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1177
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1510
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1473
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1131
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1245
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1429
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1485
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1467
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1571
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1456
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1448
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1502
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1543
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1608
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1200
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1563
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1134
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1507
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1498

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668