Marseille vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$718	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	84	100
🏙️ Population	877K	4.84M

The cost of living in Marseille is 38% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3148th and 745th ($1571 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in France and Australia, respectively. Check France vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 400th and 2nd 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	$15.4	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683