Cost of living in Dunkerque — 2026
Dunkerque has 86,263 residents and lies in Nord. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €608 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 13.5 €/m², a 30% gap separating smaller units (15.59 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (12.03 €/m²). Renting a house costs 11.13 €/m². To buy, expect 2,544 €/m² — the equivalent of 16 years of rent. Houses come cheaper, at 2,037 €/m². Median income is 22,790 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 32% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 51.5%. Diesel averages 2.2 €/L. Medical density reaches 88.8 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 4.1 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Dunkerque
- Apartment
- 13.5 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 15.59 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 12.03 €/m²
- House
- 11.13 €/m²
- Studio rent (centre)
- 570 €/month
- Two-room rent (centre)
- 800 €/month
- Apartment
- 2,544 €/m²
- House
- 2,037 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 22,790 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 51.49 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 143.46 %
- Waste collection tax
- 17.78 %
- Gazole
- 2.2 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 1.99 €/L
- SP95
- 2.04 €/L
- SP98
- 2.08 €/L
- E85
- 0.83 €/L
- GPL
- 1 €/L
- Monthly pass
- 50 €/month
- Taxi (1 km)
- 1.4 €
- Groceries / month
- 285 €/month
- Restaurant (2 people)
- 38 €
- Electricity / month
- 68 €/month
- Gym / month
- 28 €/month
- Cinema ticket
- 11 €
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