Cost of living in Nîmes — 2026
Nîmes has 151,839 residents and lies in Gard. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €659 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 14.64 €/m², a 19% gap separating smaller units (14.32 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (12.03 €/m²). Renting a house costs 12.12 €/m². To buy, expect 2,292 €/m² — the equivalent of 13 years of rent. Houses cost more, at 3,058 €/m². Median income is 20,830 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 38% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 54%. Diesel averages 2.25 €/L. Medical density reaches 79 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 2.8 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Nîmes
- Apartment
- 14.64 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 14.32 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 12.03 €/m²
- House
- 12.12 €/m²
- Studio rent (centre)
- 580 €/month
- Two-room rent (centre)
- 820 €/month
- Apartment
- 2,292 €/m²
- House
- 3,058 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 20,830 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 54 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 142.41 %
- Waste collection tax
- 10.54 %
- Gazole
- 2.25 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 2 €/L
- SP95
- 2.09 €/L
- SP98
- 2.11 €/L
- E85
- 0.83 €/L
- GPL
- 1.06 €/L
- Monthly pass
- 55 €/month
- Taxi (1 km)
- 1.5 €
- Groceries / month
- 290 €/month
- Restaurant (2 people)
- 40 €
- Electricity / month
- 68 €/month
- Gym / month
- 30 €/month
- Cinema ticket
- 11 €
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