Marseille vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Marseille	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1759	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$780	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$1339	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2494	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	43	33
😀 Quality of life	85	84
🏙️ Population	886K	543K

The cost of living in Marseille is 9% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2979th and 2237th ($1759 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1697th in France and the United States, respectively. Check France vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Marseille ranked 12th best city to live in France vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 453rd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Tucson

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	Marseille	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.59	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.87	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1496	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5339	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.15	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$824	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10478	$15759

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Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1853
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1827
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1530
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1488
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1501
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1440
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1644
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$2002
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1863
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1901
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$7483
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1474
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1568
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1307
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1202
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1541
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1560
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1264
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1328
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1469
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1506
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1386
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1251
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1608
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1749
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1596
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1352
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1599
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1659
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1578
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1747
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1652
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1320
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1865
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1142
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1584
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1613

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212