Cost of living in Besançon — 2026
Besançon has 118,489 residents and lies in Doubs. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €580 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 12.88 €/m², a 15% gap separating smaller units (14.83 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (12.91 €/m²). Renting a house costs 10.99 €/m². To buy, expect 2,265 €/m² — the equivalent of 15 years of rent. Houses cost more, at 2,667 €/m². Median income is 23,240 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 30% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 45.7%. Diesel averages 2.27 €/L. Medical density reaches 95.8 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 3.4 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Besançon
- Apartment
- 12.88 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 14.83 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 12.91 €/m²
- House
- 10.99 €/m²
- Studio rent (centre)
- 580 €/month
- Two-room rent (centre)
- 830 €/month
- Apartment
- 2,265 €/m²
- House
- 2,667 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 23,240 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 45.65 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 59.82 %
- Gazole
- 2.27 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 2.03 €/L
- SP95
- 2.1 €/L
- SP98
- 2.16 €/L
- E85
- 0.83 €/L
- GPL
- 1.1 €/L
- Monthly pass
- 55 €/month
- Taxi (1 km)
- 1.5 €
- Groceries / month
- 295 €/month
- Restaurant (2 people)
- 40 €
- Electricity / month
- 70 €/month
- Gym / month
- 30 €/month
- Cinema ticket
- 11 €
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