Cost of living in Nice — 2026
Nice has 357,737 residents and lies in Alpes-Maritimes. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €919 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 20.43 €/m², a 15% gap separating smaller units (22.74 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (19.73 €/m²). Renting a house costs 21.6 €/m². To buy, expect 4,803 €/m² — the equivalent of 20 years of rent. Houses cost more, at 7,016 €/m². Median income is 24,080 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 46% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 42.4%. Diesel averages 2.26 €/L. Medical density reaches 112.2 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 4.3 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Nice
- Apartment
- 20.43 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 22.74 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 19.73 €/m²
- House
- 21.6 €/m²
- Studio rent (centre)
- 850 €/month
- Two-room rent (centre)
- 1,400 €/month
- Apartment
- 4,803 €/m²
- House
- 7,016 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 24,080 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 42.43 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 56.46 %
- Waste collection tax
- 10.46 %
- Gazole
- 2.26 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 2.02 €/L
- SP95
- 2.1 €/L
- SP98
- 2.13 €/L
- E85
- 0.87 €/L
- GPL
- 0.98 €/L
- Monthly pass
- 50 €/month
- Taxi (1 km)
- 1.8 €
- Groceries / month
- 340 €/month
- Restaurant (2 people)
- 55 €
- Electricity / month
- 75 €/month
- Gym / month
- 45 €/month
- Cinema ticket
- 13 €
Quality of life — Nice
Amenities within reach
Per 1,000 residents, within a 5 km radius — OpenStreetMap count
How residents rate it
Eurostat Urban Audit survey — share of satisfied residents, out of 100
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