Marseille vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1607
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3989
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$721
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1329
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2387
$1724
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
43
62
😀 Quality of life
85
39
🏙️ Population
873K
1.27M

The cost of living in Marseille is 66% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3227th and 5883rd ($1607 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 5th in France and South Africa, respectively. Check France vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 342nd and 7063rd 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
$16.7
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3416
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.7
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.62
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9905
$4830

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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
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045