Cost of living in Bordeaux — 2026
Bordeaux has 267,991 residents and lies in Gironde. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €720 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 15.99 €/m², a 27% gap separating smaller units (18.54 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (14.6 €/m²). Renting a house costs 15.51 €/m². To buy, expect 4,400 €/m² — the equivalent of 23 years of rent. Houses cost more, at 4,961 €/m². Median income is 27,590 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 31% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 49.5%. Diesel averages 2.2 €/L. Medical density reaches 113.5 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 6.4 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Bordeaux
- Apartment
- 15.99 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 18.54 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 14.6 €/m²
- House
- 15.51 €/m²
- Studio rent (centre)
- 800 €/month
- Two-room rent (centre)
- 1,250 €/month
- Apartment
- 4,400 €/m²
- House
- 4,961 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 27,590 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 49.54 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 124.82 %
- Waste collection tax
- 9.31 %
- Gazole
- 2.2 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 1.99 €/L
- SP95
- 2.05 €/L
- SP98
- 2.09 €/L
- E85
- 0.83 €/L
- GPL
- 1.03 €/L
- Monthly pass
- 75 €/month
- Taxi (1 km)
- 1.8 €
- Groceries / month
- 320 €/month
- Restaurant (2 people)
- 48 €
- Electricity / month
- 75 €/month
- Gym / month
- 40 €/month
- Cinema ticket
- 12 €
Quality of life — Bordeaux
Amenities within reach
Per 1,000 residents, within a 5 km radius — OpenStreetMap count
How residents rate it
Eurostat Urban Audit survey — share of satisfied residents, out of 100
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