Marseille vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$718	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$3578
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	43	34
😀 Quality of life	84	80
🏙️ Population	877K	543K

The cost of living in Marseille is 20% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 3148th and 1962nd ($1571 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1679th 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 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 400th and 561st 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	$15.4	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262