Cost of living comparison
Marseille is 14.2% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Marseille instead of Canada, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Marseille
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.46
|
$15.78
€14.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.61
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.76
|
$2.55
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.26
|
$1.70
€1.56
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
Canada
|
Marseille
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.41
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.39
|
$13.17
€12.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.82
|
$4.86
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.57
|
$3.46
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.20
|
$5.92
€5.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.51
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.44
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 44.6% more for transportation
Canada
|
Marseille
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$5.99
|
$7.46
€6.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$92.84
|
$54.42
€50.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,090.12
|
$35,261.63
€32,410.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.85
|
$31.57
€29.01
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
Canada
|
Marseille
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.56
|
$34.70
€31.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,702.36
|
$839.50
€771.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,560.73
|
$617.72
€567.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.12
|
$140.48
€129.12
|
|
pay 4.1% less for childcare
Canada
|
Marseille
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,013.36
|
$841.77
€773.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,638.50
|
$9,614.99
€8,837.62
|
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Marseille
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.22
|
$7.08
€6.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.86
|
$3.30
€3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.70
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.69
|
$39.62
€36.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.33
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
pay 55.8% more for clothing
Canada
|
Marseille
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.21
|
$122.82
€112.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.17
|
$44.90
€41.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$117.88
|
$122.82
€112.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.36
|
$151.46
€139.21
|
|
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