Cost of living in Orsay — 2026
Orsay has 16,498 residents and lies in Essonne. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €881 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 19.58 €/m², a 24% gap separating smaller units (22.42 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (18.12 €/m²). Renting a house costs 17.77 €/m². To buy, expect 4,004 €/m² — the equivalent of 17 years of rent. Median income is 36,910 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 29% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 46%. Diesel averages 2.22 €/L. Medical density reaches 57.3 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 16.1 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Orsay
- Apartment
- 19.58 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 22.42 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 18.12 €/m²
- House
- 17.77 €/m²
- Apartment
- 4,004 €/m²
- House
- 4,181 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 36,910 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 45.99 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 132.96 %
- Waste collection tax
- 5.46 %
- Gazole
- 2.22 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 2 €/L
- SP95
- 2.06 €/L
- SP98
- 2.11 €/L
- E85
- 0.87 €/L
- GPL
- 1.07 €/L
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