Which is cheaper, Marseille or Toulon?

Toulon is cheaper: about $2,450 per month versus $2,450 for one person.

Is Marseille or Toulon safer?

Marseille scores higher on safety (68 vs 68), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Marseille or Toulon?

Toulon: a measured median of 67.7 Mbps versus 61.7 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Marseille vs Toulon

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Toulon edges it, 69 to 68, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Marseille is stronger on nothing outright; Toulon on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Marseille

out of 100

Gritty Mediterranean port reinventing itself

Full Marseille profile →Where to stay in Marseille →

Toulon

out of 100

Working naval port on the Provence coast, cheaper than Nice

Full Toulon profile →Hotels in France →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Marseille	Toulon
Cost of living	25	25
Safety	68	68
Healthcare	85	85
Internet	78	84 ✓
Visa ease	61	61
Getting there & around	73 ✓	68
Climate	50	50
Air quality	92	94 ✓
Quality of life	81	81

Cost

Metric	Marseille	Toulon
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	$2,450	$2,450
Central one-bedroom rent	no data	no data

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Marseille	Toulon
Homicides per 100k	1.33	1.33
Political stability (0–100)	64	64
UHC service coverage (0–100)	82	82
Life expectancy	81.9 yrs	81.9 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Marseille	Toulon
Download	61.7 Mbps	67.7 Mbps ✓
Upload	17 Mbps	71.1 Mbps ✓

Visa

Metric	Marseille	Toulon
Nomad visa	none listed	none listed
Minimum income for the visa	no data	no data
Entry, US passport	90 days	90 days
Entry, EU passport	unlimited	unlimited
Entry, UK passport	90 days	90 days

Getting there and around

Metric	Marseille	Toulon
Non-stop airport destinations	125	128 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	3	3
Transit (1–5, editorial)	4 ✓	3

Climate and air

Metric	Marseille	Toulon
Comfortable months per year	6	6
Annual mean PM2.5	8.8 µg/m³	7.7 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Marseille or Toulon?: Toulon is cheaper: about $2,450 per month versus $2,450 for one person.
Is Marseille or Toulon safer?: Marseille scores higher on safety (68 vs 68), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Marseille or Toulon?: Toulon: a measured median of 67.7 Mbps versus 61.7 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.