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

😐 Solo nomad: Paris is 0.7% more expensive than Marseille without rent, and 33.3% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Paris is 2.9% cheaper than Marseille without rent, and 22.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.47 €15.09

$17.13 €14.79

1.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73 €63

$71 €61.3

2.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.73 €11.85

$11.48 €9.91

19.60%

Cappuccino

$4.63 €4

$3.4 €2.94

36.18%

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

$3.96 €3.42

$3.28 €2.83

20.73%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.25 €2.81

$2.04 €1.77

59.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.3 €7.17

$6.8 €5.87

22.06%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.26 €7.13

$5.89 €5.09

40.24%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.56 €1.34

$1.36 €1.17

14.71%

White Bread (500g)

$2.11 €1.82

$2.76 €2.38

-23.55%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.88 €2.49

$3.41 €2.94

-15.54%

Eggs

$5.18 €4.47

$5.1 €4.4

1.57%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$26.05 €22.49

$27.24 €23.52

-4.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.9 €12

$15.29 €13.2

-9.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.54 €16.87

$27.27 €23.54

-28.35%

Apples (1kg)

$3.49 €3.01

$3.87 €3.34

-9.82%

Banana (1kg)

$2.37 €2.05

$2.54 €2.19

-6.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.54 €3.06

$4.47 €3.86

-20.81%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.81 €3.29

$4.3 €3.71

-11.40%

Potato (1kg)

$2.71 €2.34

$3 €2.59

-9.67%

Onion (1kg)

$2.96 €2.55

$2.64 €2.28

12.12%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.87 €1.62

$2.24 €1.94

-16.52%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 €0.78

$1.58 €1.37

-42.41%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.12 €13.05

$13.8 €11.92

9.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.41 €8.12

$9.39 €8.1

0.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.74 €2.36

$4.09 €3.53

-33.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.05 €3.5

$3.99 €3.45

1.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.88 €2.49

$2.04 €1.76

41.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$104 €89.9

$45.9 €39.63

126.93%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$9.27 €8.01

$5.87 €5.07

57.92%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$3.03 €2.62

-33.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$56.1 €48.41

$28.75 €24.83

94.99%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.17 €1.87

$2.1 €1.81

3.33%

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

$36.2K €31.3K

$37.6K €32.4K

-3.58%

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

$36.7K €31.7K

$34.9K €30.1K

5.29%

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

$248 €214

$196 €169

26.53%

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

$17.14 €14.8

$29.09 €25.12

-41.08%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.65 €30.78

$34.72 €29.98

2.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.13 €33.78

$44.02 €38.01

-11.11%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.31 €16.67

$21.24 €18.34

-9.09%

Cinema Ticket

$15.6 €13.47

$14.8 €12.78

5.41%

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

$874 €754

$818 €706

6.76%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15K €13K

$10.2K €8,832

46.92%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$116 €99.8

$129 €112

-10.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.44 €40.96

$48.59 €41.95

-2.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$125 €108

$122 €105

2.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$156 €135

$153 €132

2.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,613 €1,393

$811 €700

98.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,181 €1,020

$658 €568

79.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,656 €3,156

$1,429 €1,234

155.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,270 €1,960

$1,354 €1,169

67.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$13.8K €12K

$5,070 €4,377

173.13%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$9,373 €8,093

$3,546 €3,062

164.30%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,765 €3,251

$2,406 €2,077

56.49%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.55

3.85

-7.79%

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

Last update for Paris: October 27, 2025

Last update for Marseille: October 27, 2025

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