Cost of living in Boulogne-sur-Mer — 2026
Boulogne-sur-Mer has 40,539 residents and lies in Pas-de-Calais. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €515 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 11.45 €/m², a 32% gap separating smaller units (13.31 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (10.09 €/m²). Renting a house costs 9.54 €/m². To buy, expect 2,667 €/m² — the equivalent of 19 years of rent. Houses come cheaper, at 1,643 €/m². Median income is 19,800 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 31% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 57.6%. Diesel averages 2.21 €/L. Medical density reaches 75.4 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 5.8 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Apartment
- 11.45 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 13.31 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 10.09 €/m²
- House
- 9.54 €/m²
- Apartment
- 2,667 €/m²
- House
- 1,643 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 19,800 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 57.59 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 124.73 %
- Waste collection tax
- 11.04 %
- Gazole
- 2.21 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 1.99 €/L
- SP95
- 2.05 €/L
- SP98
- 2.09 €/L
- E85
- 0.83 €/L
- GPL
- 1 €/L
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