Cost of living in Rouen — 2026
Rouen has 117,662 residents and lies in Seine-Maritime. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €598 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 13.28 €/m², a 32% gap separating smaller units (15.38 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (11.68 €/m²). Renting a house costs 12.33 €/m². To buy, expect 2,872 €/m² — the equivalent of 18 years of rent. Median income is 23,060 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 31% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 49.5%. Diesel averages 2.21 €/L. Medical density reaches 81.4 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 7.2 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Rouen
- Apartment
- 13.28 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 15.38 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 11.68 €/m²
- House
- 12.33 €/m²
- Studio rent (centre)
- 640 €/month
- Two-room rent (centre)
- 900 €/month
- Apartment
- 2,872 €/m²
- House
- 2,875 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 23,060 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 49.49 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 68.95 %
- Waste collection tax
- 8.06 %
- Gazole
- 2.21 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 1.99 €/L
- SP95
- 2.05 €/L
- SP98
- 2.1 €/L
- E85
- 0.83 €/L
- GPL
- 1 €/L
- Monthly pass
- 55 €/month
- Taxi (1 km)
- 1.5 €
- Groceries / month
- 300 €/month
- Restaurant (2 people)
- 42 €
- Electricity / month
- 70 €/month
- Gym / month
- 33 €/month
- Cinema ticket
- 11 €
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