Cost of living in Caen — 2026
Caen has 109,400 residents and lies in Calvados. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €622 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 13.83 €/m², a 30% gap separating smaller units (15.96 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (12.25 €/m²). Renting a house costs 12.68 €/m². To buy, expect 2,842 €/m² — the equivalent of 17 years of rent. Houses cost more, at 3,784 €/m². Median income is 23,650 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 32% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 52.6%. Diesel averages 2.21 €/L. Medical density reaches 91.9 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 5.7 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Caen
- Apartment
- 13.83 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 15.96 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 12.25 €/m²
- House
- 12.68 €/m²
- Studio rent (centre)
- 620 €/month
- Two-room rent (centre)
- 880 €/month
- Apartment
- 2,842 €/m²
- House
- 3,784 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 23,650 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 52.64 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 70 %
- Waste collection tax
- 10.74 %
- Gazole
- 2.21 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 2 €/L
- SP95
- 2.06 €/L
- SP98
- 2.1 €/L
- E85
- 0.83 €/L
- GPL
- 1 €/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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