Cost of living in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin — 2026
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin has 78,258 residents and lies in Manche. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €567 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 12.61 €/m², a 41% gap separating smaller units (14.21 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (10.11 €/m²). Renting a house costs 10.47 €/m². To buy, expect 2,440 €/m² — the equivalent of 16 years of rent. Median income is 25,450 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 27% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 52.6%. Diesel averages 2.21 €/L. Medical density reaches 68.6 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 2.3 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
- Apartment
- 12.61 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 14.21 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 10.11 €/m²
- House
- 10.47 €/m²
- Apartment
- 2,440 €/m²
- House
- 2,300 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 25,450 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 52.57 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 95.22 %
- Waste collection tax
- 11.7 %
- Gazole
- 2.21 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 2 €/L
- SP95
- 2.05 €/L
- SP98
- 2.1 €/L
- E85
- 0.83 €/L
- GPL
- 1.02 €/L
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