Cost of living in Bourges — 2026
Bourges has 64,186 residents and lies in Cher. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €513 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 11.4 €/m², a 46% gap separating smaller units (14.41 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (9.9 €/m²). Renting a house costs 9.62 €/m². To buy, expect 1,706 €/m² — the equivalent of 12 years of rent. Median income is 24,230 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 25% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 45.9%. Diesel averages 2.23 €/L. Medical density reaches 50 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 Bourges
- Apartment
- 11.4 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 14.41 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 9.9 €/m²
- House
- 9.62 €/m²
- Apartment
- 1,706 €/m²
- House
- 1,779 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 24,230 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 45.92 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 73.84 %
- Waste collection tax
- 10.45 %
- Gazole
- 2.23 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 2.03 €/L
- SP95
- 2.08 €/L
- SP98
- 2.14 €/L
- E85
- 0.83 €/L
- GPL
- 1.05 €/L
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