Pau

Cost of living in Pau — 2026

Pau has 80,441 residents and lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €542 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 12.05 €/m², a 26% gap separating smaller units (13.83 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (11 €/m²). Renting a house costs 11.64 €/m². To buy, expect 2,199 €/m² — the equivalent of 15 years of rent. Houses cost more, at 2,508 €/m². Median income is 23,320 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 28% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 44.5%. Diesel averages 2.21 €/L. Medical density reaches 116.4 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 5.5 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.