Cost of living in Fontaine — 2026
Fontaine has 22,020 residents and lies in Isère. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €572 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 12.7 €/m², a 31% gap separating smaller units (14.72 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (11.2 €/m²). Renting a house costs 12.68 €/m². To buy, expect 1,807 €/m² — the equivalent of 12 years of rent. Houses cost more, at 3,236 €/m². Median income is 23,220 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 30% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 60.9%. Diesel averages 2.25 €/L. Medical density reaches 88.1 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 46.1 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Fontaine
- Apartment
- 12.7 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 14.72 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 11.2 €/m²
- House
- 12.68 €/m²
- Apartment
- 1,807 €/m²
- House
- 3,236 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 23,220 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 60.94 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 137.44 %
- Waste collection tax
- 8.8 %
- Gazole
- 2.25 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 2 €/L
- SP95
- 2.07 €/L
- SP98
- 2.11 €/L
- E85
- 0.85 €/L
- GPL
- 1.01 €/L
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