Cost of Living in Aix-en-Provence, 🇫🇷 France - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 6, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 $1,571 $1,257 $1,740 $965 $156

Utilities — $185 $324 $150 —

Internet & Mobile 8 9 10 $15 $50 $77 $30 $3

Groceries $173 $520 $1,098 $370 $14

Transportation 5 6 7 $66 $51 $190 $36 $30

Dining Out $1,271 $439 $635 $139 $98

Leisure Activities $404 $173 $404 $69 $35

Health Insurance $75 $139 $277 $40 —

Visa & Legal Fees — $29 $58 — —

Total $3,575 $2,843 $4,803 $1,799 $336

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $1,028.31 $876 – $1,280 per month

Coworking Space 4 $245.82 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 2 $1,571.44 $1,179 – $2,020 per month

Coliving Space 3 $740.82 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 13 $3.24 per cup

Beer 13 $7.86 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 13 $16.84 per meal

Fast Food Combo 14 $13.47 per meal

Apples $3.35 per kg

Bread $1.56 per loaf

Milk $1.44 per liter

Rice $2.48 per kg

Chicken Fillets $16.75 per kg

Beef $22.88 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $9.24 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $86.66 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $0.98 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $2.69 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $2.51 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 $35.92 per month

Gasoline 7 $2.36 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) $18.49 per trip

Scooter Rental 17 $101.02 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $14.58 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $28.05 per month

Gym Membership 11 $39.27 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $23.11 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 10 $11.21 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 12 $16.39 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $98.21 per pair

Summer Dress $48.53 per dress

Running Shoes $121.32 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $32.35 per visit

Laundry 16 $0.81 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 15 $33.67 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $13.86 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 6, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Paris, Avignon, Hanoi

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2426.34 1571.44
- Beer 7.51 7.86
- Cinema Ticket 15.6 16.39
- Coliving Space 1097.63 740.82
- Coworking Space 317.74 245.82
16 more changes
- Doctor Visit (GP) 30.62 33.67
- Fast Food Combo 12.13 13.47
- Gasoline 2.29 2.36
- Gym Membership 51.99 39.27
- Housing local 831.89, nomad 1906.41, expat 1132.29, family 2137.49, tourist 155.98 local 965.32, nomad 1571.44, expat 1257.17, family 1739.81, tourist 155.98
- Internet & Mobile local 51.99, nomad 86.66, expat 69.32, family 103.99, tourist 5.78 local 30.3, nomad 14.58, expat 50.49, family 77.42, tourist 2.53
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.91 28.05
- Laundry 7.51 0.81
- Meal (Inexpensive) 19.64 16.84
- Mobile Plan 25.42 14.58
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.66 35.92
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 46.1 11.21
- Scooter Rental 0.29 101.02
- Taxi Start 4.74 2.69
- Taxi per km 2.43 2.51
- Transportation local 34.66, nomad 69.32, expat 57.77, family 207.97, tourist 28.89 local 35.92, nomad 66.4, expat 51.16, family 189.84, tourist 30.48
fix pass — Transportation (all profiles) rebuilt from the pass, taxi and fuel items; Housing (expat) total corrected to the exact conversion of its listing inputs; Apartment (1 bedroom) left uncited because its rental portal now blocks automated readers; dead fast-food delivery link replaced Source

Aix-en-Provence cost of living