Marseille vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1733
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$756
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$1311
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2408
$2574
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
87
99
🏙️ Population
877K
14.3M

The cost of living in Marseille is 2% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2991st and 3130th ($1733 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 374th and 4th 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
$17.2
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.29
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1348
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5072
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3564
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.4
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.9
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10222
$14795

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1700
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1761
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1478
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1438
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1498
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1340
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1593
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1915
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1867
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1884
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$9122
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1501
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1488
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1300
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1216
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1504
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1525
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1257
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1374
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1473
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1490
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1336
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1239
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1594
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1580
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1555
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1406
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1582
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1582
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1642
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1693
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1638
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1268
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1727
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1192
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1575
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1620

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961