Cost of living in Bruges — 2026
Bruges has 20,020 residents and lies in Gironde. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €667 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 14.83 €/m², a 25% gap separating smaller units (16.9 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (13.49 €/m²). Renting a house costs 13.94 €/m². To buy, expect 3,473 €/m² — the equivalent of 20 years of rent. Houses cost more, at 4,217 €/m². Median income is 28,780 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 28% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 50.9%. Diesel averages 2.2 €/L. Medical density reaches 113.5 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 22.3 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Bruges
- Apartment
- 14.83 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 16.9 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 13.49 €/m²
- House
- 13.94 €/m²
- Apartment
- 3,473 €/m²
- House
- 4,217 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 28,780 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 50.85 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 106.01 %
- Waste collection tax
- 7.18 %
- 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
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