Marseille vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1733
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$756
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$1311
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2408
$1061
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
70
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
877K
1.4M

The cost of living in Marseille is 39% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2991st and 4611th ($1733 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 374th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Marseille Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.29
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1348
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5072
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3564
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.4
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10222
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1700
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1761
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1478
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1438
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1498
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1340
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1593
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1915
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1867
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1884
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$9122
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1501
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1488
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1300
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1216
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1504
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1525
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1257
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1374
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1473
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1490
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1336
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1239
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1594
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1580
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1555
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1406
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1582
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1582
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1642
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1693
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1638
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1268
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1727
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1192
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1575
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1620

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777