Cost of living in Lille — 2026
Lille has 238,246 residents and lies in Nord. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €709 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 15.76 €/m², a 24% gap separating smaller units (18.09 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (14.61 €/m²). Renting a house costs 12.74 €/m². To buy, expect 4,000 €/m² — the equivalent of 21 years of rent. Houses come cheaper, at 2,875 €/m². Median income is 22,470 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 38% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 48.9%. Diesel averages 2.2 €/L. Medical density reaches 88.8 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 7.1 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Lille
- Apartment
- 15.76 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 18.09 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 14.61 €/m²
- House
- 12.74 €/m²
- Studio rent (centre)
- 650 €/month
- Two-room rent (centre)
- 950 €/month
- Apartment
- 4,000 €/m²
- House
- 2,875 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 22,470 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 48.91 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 67.1 %
- Waste collection tax
- 14.64 %
- 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
- 65 €/month
- Taxi (1 km)
- 1.6 €
- Groceries / month
- 310 €/month
- Restaurant (2 people)
- 45 €
- Electricity / month
- 75 €/month
- Gym / month
- 35 €/month
- Cinema ticket
- 12 €
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