Marseille vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$718	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$5859
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	84	94
🏙️ Population	877K	690K

The cost of living in Marseille is 50% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 3148th and 96th ($1571 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 400th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Washington

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	Marseille	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979