Cost of living in Perpignan — 2026
Perpignan has 121,616 residents and lies in Pyrénées-Orientales. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €548 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 12.18 €/m², a 34% gap separating smaller units (13.65 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (10.22 €/m²). Renting a house costs 11.81 €/m². To buy, expect 1,688 €/m² — the equivalent of 12 years of rent. Houses cost more, at 2,198 €/m². Median income is 19,110 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 34% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 50.5%. Diesel averages 2.24 €/L. Medical density reaches 100 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 3.4 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Perpignan
- Apartment
- 12.18 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 13.65 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 10.22 €/m²
- House
- 11.81 €/m²
- Studio rent (centre)
- 560 €/month
- Two-room rent (centre)
- 780 €/month
- Apartment
- 1,688 €/m²
- House
- 2,198 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 19,110 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 50.5 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 81.06 %
- Waste collection tax
- 9.7 %
- Gazole
- 2.24 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 2 €/L
- SP95
- 2.11 €/L
- SP98
- 2.12 €/L
- E85
- 0.83 €/L
- GPL
- 1.1 €/L
- Monthly pass
- 50 €/month
- Taxi (1 km)
- 1.4 €
- Groceries / month
- 285 €/month
- Restaurant (2 people)
- 38 €
- Electricity / month
- 68 €/month
- Gym / month
- 28 €/month
- Cinema ticket
- 11 €
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