Cost of living in Tarbes — 2026
Tarbes has 44,399 residents and lies in Hautes-Pyrénées. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €464 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 10.31 €/m², a 31% gap separating smaller units (11.92 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (9.08 €/m²). Renting a house costs 9.9 €/m². To buy, expect 1,606 €/m² — the equivalent of 13 years of rent. Median income is 21,050 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 26% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 56.1%. Diesel averages 2.25 €/L. Medical density reaches 86.4 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 3.7 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Tarbes
- Apartment
- 10.31 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 11.92 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 9.08 €/m²
- House
- 9.9 €/m²
- Apartment
- 1,606 €/m²
- House
- 1,701 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 21,050 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 56.13 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 160.77 %
- Waste collection tax
- 7.32 %
- Gazole
- 2.25 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 2.01 €/L
- SP95
- 2.04 €/L
- SP98
- 2.12 €/L
- E85
- 0.93 €/L
- GPL
- 1.02 €/L
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