Cost of living comparison

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Marseille vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Marseille is 5.0% more expensive than Vienna.

Restaurants
pay 13.6% less in Marseille
Groceries
pay 6.2% more in Marseille
Transportation
pay 24.7% more in Marseille
Housing
pay 32.3% less in Marseille
Childcare
pay 33.7% more in Marseille
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.7% more in Marseille
Clothing
pay 4.5% more in Marseille

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Marseille are more expensive than in Vienna. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Marseille.

Marseille vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Marseille instead of Vienna, you would:

pay 13.6% less for restaurants

 
Vienna
Marseille
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.05
$17.52
€15.05
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
€10.03
$13.43
€11.53
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.91
€3.36
$3.25
€2.79

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pay 6.2% more for groceries

 
Vienna
Marseille
Bread
1 loaf
$3.18
€2.73
$2.43
€2.09
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.99
€8.58
$14.02
€12.04
Milk (1 gallon) $6.81
€5.85
$5.11
€4.39

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pay 24.7% more for transportation

 
Vienna
Marseille
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.89
€5.92
$8.04
€6.90
Monthly public transit pass $58.40
€50.15
$46.72
€40.12
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,198.27
€25,075.80
$37,835.12
€32,493.22

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pay 32.3% less for housing

 
Vienna
Marseille
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.88
€35.11
$32.18
€27.64
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,303.45
€1,119.41
$779.50
€669.44
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $928.96
€797.80
$642.36
€551.67

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pay 33.7% more for childcare

 
Vienna
Marseille
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $358.81
€308.15
$823.39
€707.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,196.11
€23,356.32
$10,316.72
€8,860.12

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pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
Marseille
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.07
€5.22
$7.01
€6.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.26
€4.52
$3.44
€2.95
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.59
€6.52
$14.02
€12.04

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pay 4.5% more for clothing

 
Vienna
Marseille
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$99.70
€85.62
$118.74
€101.97
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.46
€40.76
$47.65
€40.92
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.22
€89.50
$113.87
€97.80

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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