Marseille vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Marseille	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1607	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3989	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$721	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1329	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2387	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	99
😀 Quality of life	85	99
🏙️ Population	873K	4.84M

The cost of living in Marseille is 43% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3227th and 312th ($1607 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 1st in France and Australia, respectively. Check France vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 342nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Sydney

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	Marseille	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$730	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.9	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5383	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3416	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.03	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.7	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9905	$18951

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Cities near Marseille

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754