Marseille vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Marseille	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1780	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4388	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$786	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$1371	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$657	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2662	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	95
😀 Quality of life	86	95
🏙️ Population	886K	985K

The cost of living in Marseille is 29% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2937th and 849th ($1780 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in France and Sweden, respectively. Check France vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Marseille ranked 11th best city to live in France vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 430th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Stockholm

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	Marseille	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.8	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.1	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.75	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$810	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5245	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3413	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.13	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.6	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.2	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$839	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10658	$17693

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Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1788
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1824
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1545
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1479
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1542
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1435
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1663
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1968
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1945
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1934
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$7861
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$4626
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1509
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1516
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1331
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1627
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1230
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1556
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1581
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1294
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1390
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1490
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1550
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1375
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1269
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1618
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1741
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1585
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1392
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1619
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1652
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1660
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1367
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1764
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1687
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1342
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1876
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1161
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1609
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1649

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516