Cost of living in La Rochelle — 2026
La Rochelle has 79,851 residents and lies in Charente-Maritime. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €664 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 14.75 €/m², a 33% gap separating smaller units (17.23 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (13 €/m²). Renting a house costs 14.59 €/m². To buy, expect 4,897 €/m² — the equivalent of 28 years of rent. Median income is 24,960 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 32% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 55.3%. Diesel averages 2.19 €/L. Medical density reaches 107.5 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 6.5 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in La Rochelle
- Apartment
- 14.75 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 17.23 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 13 €/m²
- House
- 14.59 €/m²
- Studio rent (centre)
- 700 €/month
- Two-room rent (centre)
- 1,000 €/month
- Apartment
- 4,897 €/m²
- House
- 4,515 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 24,960 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 55.25 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 98.96 %
- Waste collection tax
- 10.18 %
- Gazole
- 2.19 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 1.99 €/L
- SP95
- 2.03 €/L
- SP98
- 2.07 €/L
- E85
- 0.83 €/L
- GPL
- 1.09 €/L
- Monthly pass
- 55 €/month
- Taxi (1 km)
- 1.6 €
- Groceries / month
- 305 €/month
- Restaurant (2 people)
- 45 €
- Electricity / month
- 70 €/month
- Gym / month
- 35 €/month
- Cinema ticket
- 12 €
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