Cost of Living Comparison Between Marseille and Paris Cost of Living Comparison Between Marseille and Paris

🙂 Solo nomad: Marseille is 0.7% cheaper than Paris without rent, and 25% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Marseille is 3% more expensive than Paris without rent, and 18.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.13 €14.79

$17.47 €15.09

-1.95%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$71 €61.3

$73 €63

-2.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.48 €9.91

$13.73 €11.85

-16.39%

Cappuccino

$3.4 €2.94

$4.63 €4

-26.57%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.28 €2.83

$3.96 €3.42

-17.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 €1.77

$3.25 €2.81

-37.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.8 €5.87

$8.3 €7.17

-18.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.89 €5.09

$8.26 €7.13

-28.69%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.36 €1.17

$1.56 €1.34

-12.82%

White Bread (500g)

$2.76 €2.38

$2.11 €1.82

30.81%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.41 €2.94

$2.88 €2.49

18.40%

Eggs

$5.1 €4.4

$5.18 €4.47

-1.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$27.24 €23.52

$26.05 €22.49

4.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.29 €13.2

$13.9 €12

10.00%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$27.27 €23.54

$19.54 €16.87

39.56%

Apples (1kg)

$3.87 €3.34

$3.49 €3.01

10.89%

Banana (1kg)

$2.54 €2.19

$2.37 €2.05

7.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.47 €3.86

$3.54 €3.06

26.27%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.3 €3.71

$3.81 €3.29

12.86%

Potato (1kg)

$3 €2.59

$2.71 €2.34

10.70%

Onion (1kg)

$2.64 €2.28

$2.96 €2.55

-10.81%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.24 €1.94

$1.87 €1.62

19.79%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.58 €1.37

$0.91 €0.78

73.63%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.8 €11.92

$15.12 €13.05

-8.73%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.39 €8.1

$9.41 €8.12

-0.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.09 €3.53

$2.74 €2.36

49.27%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.99 €3.45

$4.05 €3.5

-1.48%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.88 €2.49

-29.17%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$45.9 €39.63

$104 €89.9

-55.93%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.87 €5.07

$9.27 €8.01

-36.68%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.03 €2.62

$2.02 €1.74

50.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$28.75 €24.83

$56.1 €48.41

-48.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.1 €1.81

$2.17 €1.87

-3.23%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$37.6K €32.4K

$36.2K €31.3K

3.71%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$34.9K €30.1K

$36.7K €31.7K

-5.03%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$196 €169

$248 €214

-20.97%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$29.09 €25.12

$17.14 €14.8

69.72%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.72 €29.98

$35.65 €30.78

-2.61%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$44.02 €38.01

$39.13 €33.78

12.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.24 €18.34

$19.31 €16.67

9.99%

Cinema Ticket

$14.8 €12.78

$15.6 €13.47

-5.13%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$818 €706

$874 €754

-6.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.2K €8,832

$15K €13K

-31.94%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$129 €112

$116 €99.8

11.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.59 €41.95

$47.44 €40.96

2.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$122 €105

$125 €108

-2.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$153 €132

$156 €135

-1.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$811 €700

$1,613 €1,393

-49.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$658 €568

$1,181 €1,020

-44.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,429 €1,234

$3,656 €3,156

-60.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,354 €1,169

$2,270 €1,960

-40.36%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,070 €4,377

$13.8K €12K

-63.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,546 €3,062

$9,373 €8,093

-62.16%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,406 €2,077

$3,765 €3,251

-36.10%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.85

3.55

8.45%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Marseille: October 27, 2025

Last update for Paris: October 27, 2025

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