Marseille vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1607
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3989
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$721
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1329
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2387
$2601
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
85
99
🏙️ Population
873K
14.3M

The cost of living in Marseille is 2% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3227th and 3085th ($1607 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 4th in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 342nd and 3rd 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
$16.7
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3416
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.7
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.62
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9905
$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033