Marseille vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1571
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$718
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2090
$1598
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
43
63
😀 Quality of life
84
38
🏙️ Population
877K
1.27M

The cost of living in Marseille is 70% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3148th and 5917th ($1571 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 6th in France and South Africa, respectively. Check France vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 400th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Soweto

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Marseille Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1224
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.2
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5047
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3002
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.7
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.9
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.9
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.4
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.4
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9082
$3805

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Cities near Marseille

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

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003