Marseille vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Marseille	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1607	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3989	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$721	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$1329	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2387	$4493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	43	75
😀 Quality of life	85	89
🏙️ Population	873K	459K

The cost of living in Marseille is 28% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 3227th and 1277th ($1607 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 1122nd 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 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 342nd and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Virginia Beach

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	Marseille	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$730	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.9	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5383	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3416	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.03	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.7	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9905	$18476

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Cities near Marseille

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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701