Cost of living in Saint-Étienne — 2026
Saint-Étienne has 173,136 residents and lies in Loire. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €445 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 9.88 €/m², a 26% gap separating smaller units (11.44 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (9.06 €/m²). Renting a house costs 9.06 €/m². To buy, expect 1,343 €/m² — the equivalent of 11 years of rent. Houses cost more, at 2,131 €/m². Median income is 20,880 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 26% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 48.3%. Diesel averages 2.25 €/L. Medical density reaches 85.3 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 3.5 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Saint-Étienne
- Apartment
- 9.88 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 11.44 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 9.06 €/m²
- House
- 9.06 €/m²
- Studio rent (centre)
- 500 €/month
- Two-room rent (centre)
- 700 €/month
- Apartment
- 1,343 €/m²
- House
- 2,131 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 20,880 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 48.28 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 86.81 %
- Waste collection tax
- 8.3 %
- Gazole
- 2.25 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 2 €/L
- SP95
- 2.07 €/L
- SP98
- 2.13 €/L
- E85
- 0.86 €/L
- GPL
- 1.01 €/L
- Monthly pass
- 55 €/month
- Taxi (1 km)
- 1.4 €
- Groceries / month
- 280 €/month
- Restaurant (2 people)
- 38 €
- Electricity / month
- 70 €/month
- Gym / month
- 28 €/month
- Cinema ticket
- 11 €
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