Cost of living comparison
Spain is 28.0% cheaper than Marseille.
If you lived in Spain instead of Marseille, you would:
pay 15.7% less for restaurants
Marseille
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.78
€14.51
|
$13.31
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.34
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.56
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
Marseille
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.17
€12.11
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.46
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
€3.18
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.45
|
$3.26
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Marseille
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.46
€6.86
|
$6.53
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.42
€50.02
|
$35.45
€32.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,261.63
€32,410.73
|
$33,659.33
€30,937.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.57
€29.01
|
$14.39
€13.22
|
|
pay 5.1% less for housing
Marseille
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.70
€31.89
|
$33.81
€31.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$839.50
€771.62
|
$828.43
€761.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.72
€567.78
|
$665.31
€611.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.48
€129.12
|
$106.67
€98.04
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
Marseille
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$841.77
€773.71
|
$381.14
€350.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,614.99
€8,837.62
|
$7,410.38
€6,811.25
|
|
pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports
Marseille
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.08
€6.50
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.03
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.62
€36.42
|
$43.03
€39.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$8.46
€7.78
|
|
pay 37.1% less for clothing
Marseille
|
Spain
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.82
€112.89
|
$73.08
€67.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.90
€41.27
|
$31.46
€28.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.82
€112.89
|
$75.09
€69.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$151.46
€139.21
|
$91.97
€84.53
|
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