Cost of living comparison
Greece is 27.2% cheaper than Marseille.
If you lived in Greece instead of Marseille, you would:
pay 27.3% less for restaurants
Marseille
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.78
€14.51
|
$14.81
€13.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.34
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.56
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
Marseille
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.17
€12.11
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.46
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
€3.18
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.45
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Marseille
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.46
€6.86
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.42
€50.02
|
$41.23
€37.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,261.63
€32,410.73
|
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.57
€29.01
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
|
pay 13.2% less for housing
Marseille
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.70
€31.89
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$839.50
€771.62
|
$529.13
€486.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.72
€567.78
|
$406.38
€373.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.48
€129.12
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
|
pay 44.5% less for childcare
Marseille
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$841.77
€773.71
|
$350.75
€322.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,614.99
€8,837.62
|
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
Marseille
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.08
€6.50
|
$4.23
€3.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.03
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.62
€36.42
|
$46.53
€42.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
Marseille
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.82
€112.89
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.90
€41.27
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.82
€112.89
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$151.46
€139.21
|
$96.32
€88.53
|
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