Cost of living in Nantes — 2026
Nantes has 327,734 residents and lies in Loire-Atlantique. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €653 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 14.5 €/m², a 22% gap separating smaller units (16.57 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (13.62 €/m²). Renting a house costs 14.35 €/m². To buy, expect 3,484 €/m² — the equivalent of 20 years of rent. Houses cost more, at 4,157 €/m². Median income is 26,720 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 29% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 53.4%. Diesel averages 2.18 €/L. Medical density reaches 94.8 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 Nantes
- Apartment
- 14.5 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 16.57 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 13.62 €/m²
- House
- 14.35 €/m²
- Studio rent (centre)
- 700 €/month
- Two-room rent (centre)
- 1,050 €/month
- Apartment
- 3,484 €/m²
- House
- 4,157 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 26,720 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 53.37 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 91.69 %
- Waste collection tax
- 7.95 %
- Gazole
- 2.18 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 1.99 €/L
- SP95
- 2.03 €/L
- SP98
- 2.07 €/L
- E85
- 0.83 €/L
- GPL
- 0.97 €/L
- Monthly pass
- 70 €/month
- Taxi (1 km)
- 1.7 €
- Groceries / month
- 310 €/month
- Restaurant (2 people)
- 45 €
- Electricity / month
- 75 €/month
- Gym / month
- 35 €/month
- Cinema ticket
- 12 €
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