Marseille vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Marseille	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1571	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3854	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$718	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1250	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$7242
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	43	81
😀 Quality of life	84	98
🏙️ Population	877K	449K

The cost of living in Marseille is 52% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 3148th and 59th ($1571 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 2nd in France and Switzerland, respectively. Check France vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Marseille compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Marseille ranked 9th best city to live in France vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 400th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Zurich

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	Marseille	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1224	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5047	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3002	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.4	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9082	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717