Marseille vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1602
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4142
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$710
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2165
$2885
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
84
100
🏙️ Population
870K
14M

The cost of living in Marseille is 3% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3059th and 3238th ($1602 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Marseille ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 300th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Tokyo

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Marseille Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1362
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5729
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.3
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.2
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$833
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1575
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1470
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1314
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1432
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1385
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1280
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1458
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1616
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1567
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1616
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7262
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1181
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1400
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1352
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1062
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1341
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1398
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1103
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1260
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1308
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1362
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1245
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1352
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1333
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1429
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1416
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1369
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1575
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1523
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1234
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1544
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1418
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1478
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1450

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063