Calais

Cost of living in Calais — 2026

Calais has 67,571 residents and lies in Pas-de-Calais. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €521 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 11.57 €/m², a 26% gap separating smaller units (13.48 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (10.71 €/m²). Renting a house costs 8.81 €/m². To buy, expect 2,538 €/m² — the equivalent of 18 years of rent. Houses come cheaper, at 1,519 €/m². Median income is 20,270 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 31% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 48.8%. Diesel averages 2.21 €/L. Medical density reaches 75.4 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 2.8 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.