Cost of living in Chartres — 2026
Chartres has 38,324 residents and lies in Eure-et-Loir. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €591 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 13.13 €/m², a 27% gap separating smaller units (15.07 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (11.91 €/m²). Renting a house costs 11.73 €/m². To buy, expect 2,516 €/m² — the equivalent of 16 years of rent. Median income is 25,220 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 28% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 56.1%. Diesel averages 2.19 €/L. Medical density reaches 50.6 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 5 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Chartres
- Apartment
- 13.13 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 15.07 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 11.91 €/m²
- House
- 11.73 €/m²
- Apartment
- 2,516 €/m²
- House
- 2,536 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 25,220 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 56.1 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 72.23 %
- Waste collection tax
- 11.5 %
- Gazole
- 2.19 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 1.99 €/L
- SP95
- 2.03 €/L
- SP98
- 2.08 €/L
- E85
- 0.83 €/L
- GPL
- 0.99 €/L
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