Marseille vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$1292
🏠 One person rent	$718	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$353
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	43	49
😀 Quality of life	84	58
🏙️ Population	877K	603K

The cost of living in Marseille is 194% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 3148th and 8377th ($1571 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 2nd in France and Tunisia, respectively. Check France vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 400th and 5485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Tunis

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	Marseille	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$4.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$1034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$3168

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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 Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$465
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$549
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$348
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$443
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$495
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$410
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$459
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1019
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$448
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$459
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$938
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1377
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1455
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$476
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$386
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$971
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1137
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$477
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$377
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$941
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1077
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$391
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$410
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1346
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1486
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1555
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1307
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1624
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$1749
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1415
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1106
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$390
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$321
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1161
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1193