Cost of living in Strasbourg — 2026
Strasbourg has 293,771 residents and lies in Bas-Rhin. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €701 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 15.57 €/m², a 28% gap separating smaller units (18.18 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (14.15 €/m²). Renting a house costs 15.74 €/m². To buy, expect 3,700 €/m² — the equivalent of 20 years of rent. Median income is 21,980 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 38% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 42.3%. Diesel averages 2.34 €/L. Medical density reaches 105.7 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 4.5 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Strasbourg
- Apartment
- 15.57 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 18.18 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 14.15 €/m²
- House
- 15.74 €/m²
- Studio rent (centre)
- 720 €/month
- Two-room rent (centre)
- 1,100 €/month
- Apartment
- 3,700 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 21,980 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 42.25 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 123.33 %
- Waste collection tax
- 11.59 %
- Gazole
- 2.34 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 2.14 €/L
- SP95
- 2.18 €/L
- SP98
- 2.23 €/L
- E85
- 0.85 €/L
- GPL
- 1.03 €/L
- Monthly pass
- 70 €/month
- Taxi (1 km)
- 1.7 €
- Groceries / month
- 310 €/month
- Restaurant (2 people)
- 45 €
- Electricity / month
- 75 €/month
- Gym / month
- 38 €/month
- Cinema ticket
- 12 €
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