Cost of living in Mende — 2026
Mende has 12,464 residents and lies in Lozère. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €450 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 10.01 €/m², a 33% gap separating smaller units (12.4 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (9.29 €/m²). Renting a house costs 8.86 €/m². To buy, expect 2,341 €/m² — the equivalent of 19 years of rent. Median income is 25,380 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 21% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 56.8%. Diesel averages 2.25 €/L. Medical density reaches 63.2 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 2.9 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Mende
- Apartment
- 10.01 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 12.4 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 9.29 €/m²
- House
- 8.86 €/m²
- Apartment
- 2,341 €/m²
- House
- 2,134 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 25,380 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 56.84 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 381.67 %
- Waste collection tax
- 9.92 %
- Gazole
- 2.25 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 2.04 €/L
- SP95
- 2.1 €/L
- SP98
- 2.16 €/L
- E85
- 0.84 €/L
- GPL
- 1.15 €/L
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