Cost of living in Brest — 2026
Brest has 142,346 residents and lies in Finistère. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €548 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 12.18 €/m², a 43% gap separating smaller units (15.27 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (10.66 €/m²). Renting a house costs 10.85 €/m². To buy, expect 2,226 €/m² — the equivalent of 15 years of rent. Median income is 24,030 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 27% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 43.8%. Diesel averages 2.19 €/L. Medical density reaches 105.9 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 3.6 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Brest
- Apartment
- 12.18 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 15.27 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 10.66 €/m²
- House
- 10.85 €/m²
- Studio rent (centre)
- 600 €/month
- Two-room rent (centre)
- 870 €/month
- Apartment
- 2,226 €/m²
- House
- 2,371 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 24,030 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 43.83 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 74.42 %
- Waste collection tax
- 5.78 %
- Gazole
- 2.19 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 1.99 €/L
- SP95
- 2.02 €/L
- SP98
- 2.07 €/L
- E85
- 0.83 €/L
- GPL
- 1.01 €/L
- Monthly pass
- 55 €/month
- Taxi (1 km)
- 1.5 €
- Groceries / month
- 295 €/month
- Restaurant (2 people)
- 40 €
- Electricity / month
- 70 €/month
- Gym / month
- 32 €/month
- Cinema ticket
- 11 €
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