Cost of living in Carpentras — 2026
Carpentras has 31,619 residents and lies in Vaucluse. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €474 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 10.54 €/m², a 34% gap separating smaller units (13.06 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (9.75 €/m²). Renting a house costs 10.56 €/m². To buy, expect 2,241 €/m² — the equivalent of 18 years of rent. Houses cost more, at 2,530 €/m². Median income is 20,730 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 27% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 42.5%. Diesel averages 2.25 €/L. Medical density reaches 80.7 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 2.4 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Carpentras
- Apartment
- 10.54 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 13.06 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 9.75 €/m²
- House
- 10.56 €/m²
- Apartment
- 2,241 €/m²
- House
- 2,530 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 20,730 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 42.54 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 110.77 %
- Waste collection tax
- 12.68 %
- Gazole
- 2.25 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 2 €/L
- SP95
- 2.1 €/L
- SP98
- 2.11 €/L
- E85
- 0.83 €/L
- GPL
- 1.06 €/L
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