Cost of living comparison
Marseille is 7.2% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Marseille instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 4.6% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Marseille
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.72
|
$15.78
€14.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$2.55
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.70
€1.56
|
|
pay 35.8% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Marseille
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$13.17
€12.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$4.86
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$3.46
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$5.92
€5.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
Ireland
|
Marseille
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$7.46
€6.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.13
|
$54.42
€50.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
$35,261.63
€32,410.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.15
|
$31.57
€29.01
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
Ireland
|
Marseille
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
$34.70
€31.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
$839.50
€771.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
$617.72
€567.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
$140.48
€129.12
|
|
pay 2.5% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Marseille
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
$841.77
€773.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
$9,614.99
€8,837.62
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Marseille
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$7.08
€6.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$3.30
€3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.62
|
$39.62
€36.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
pay 39.1% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Marseille
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
$122.82
€112.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
$44.90
€41.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
$122.82
€112.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.61
|
$151.46
€139.21
|
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