Cost of living in Toulouse — 2026
Toulouse has 514,819 residents and lies in Haute-Garonne. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €629 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 13.98 €/m², a 27% gap separating smaller units (16.33 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (12.83 €/m²). Renting a house costs 12.86 €/m². To buy, expect 3,283 €/m² — the equivalent of 20 years of rent. Houses cost more, at 3,734 €/m². Median income is 24,500 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 31% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 49.7%. Diesel averages 2.24 €/L. Medical density reaches 103.4 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 3.4 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Toulouse
- Apartment
- 13.98 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 16.33 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 12.83 €/m²
- House
- 12.86 €/m²
- Studio rent (centre)
- 720 €/month
- Two-room rent (centre)
- 1,100 €/month
- Apartment
- 3,283 €/m²
- House
- 3,734 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 24,500 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 49.67 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 174.25 %
- Waste collection tax
- 8.1 %
- Gazole
- 2.24 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 2 €/L
- SP95
- 2.06 €/L
- SP98
- 2.1 €/L
- E85
- 0.83 €/L
- GPL
- 1.06 €/L
- Monthly pass
- 70 €/month
- Taxi (1 km)
- 1.8 €
- Groceries / month
- 320 €/month
- Restaurant (2 people)
- 48 €
- Electricity / month
- 75 €/month
- Gym / month
- 38 €/month
- Cinema ticket
- 11 €
Quality of life — Toulouse
Amenities within reach
Per 1,000 residents, within a 5 km radius — OpenStreetMap count
How residents rate it
Eurostat Urban Audit survey — share of satisfied residents, out of 100
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