Cost of living in Bourg-en-Bresse — 2026
Bourg-en-Bresse has 42,372 residents and lies in Ain. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €538 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 11.96 €/m², a 49% gap separating smaller units (15.87 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (10.62 €/m²). Renting a house costs 10.9 €/m². To buy, expect 1,916 €/m² — the equivalent of 13 years of rent. Houses cost more, at 2,355 €/m². Median income is 22,480 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 29% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 40.2%. Diesel averages 2.25 €/L. Medical density reaches 62.6 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 4.4 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Bourg-en-Bresse
- Apartment
- 11.96 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 15.87 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 10.62 €/m²
- House
- 10.9 €/m²
- Apartment
- 1,916 €/m²
- House
- 2,355 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 22,480 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 40.24 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 121.58 %
- Waste collection tax
- 9.95 %
- Gazole
- 2.25 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 1.99 €/L
- SP95
- 2.06 €/L
- SP98
- 2.11 €/L
- E85
- 0.83 €/L
- GPL
- 1.1 €/L
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