Cost of living in Saint-Denis — 2026
Saint-Denis has 149,077 residents and lies in Seine-Saint-Denis. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €944 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 20.97 €/m², a 27% gap separating smaller units (24.05 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (18.94 €/m²). Renting a house costs 17.96 €/m². To buy, expect 4,033 €/m² — the equivalent of 16 years of rent. Median income is 18,130 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 62% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 39.7%. Diesel averages 2.25 €/L. Medical density reaches 50.6 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 8.5 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Saint-Denis
- Apartment
- 20.97 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 24.05 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 18.94 €/m²
- House
- 17.96 €/m²
- Studio rent (centre)
- 850 €/month
- Two-room rent (centre)
- 1,350 €/month
- Apartment
- 4,033 €/m²
- House
- 4,095 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 18,130 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 39.65 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 47.24 %
- Waste collection tax
- 6.98 %
- Gazole
- 2.25 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 2.01 €/L
- SP95
- 2.07 €/L
- SP98
- 2.11 €/L
- E85
- 0.89 €/L
- GPL
- 1.02 €/L
- Monthly pass
- 86 €/month
- Taxi (1 km)
- 1.9 €
- Groceries / month
- 325 €/month
- Restaurant (2 people)
- 50 €
- Electricity / month
- 75 €/month
- Gym / month
- 40 €/month
- Cinema ticket
- 13 €
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