Cost of Living in Sete, 🇫🇷 France - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 5, 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 — — — — —

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 2 3 4 $15 $43 $57 $43 $3

Groceries — — — — —

Transportation 7 $39 $39 $79 $39 $6

Dining Out 8 9 11 19 $1,313 $485 $516 $153 $48

Leisure Activities 5 6 $97 $76 $171 $20 $3

Health Insurance 15 $67 — — — —

Visa & Legal Fees 20 21 — $23 $47 — —

Total $1,531 $666 $870 $255 $60

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $855.00 per month

Coworking Space 2 $231.23 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $2,426.34 per month

Coliving Space $982.09 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 9 $3.58 per cup

Beer 9 $9.70 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 8 $16.84 per meal

Fast Food Combo $12.13 per meal

Apples $3.06 per kg

Bread $1.44 per loaf

Milk 12 $1.18 per liter

Rice $2.43 per kg

Chicken Fillets $14.79 per kg

Beef $22.53 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $9.24 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 11 $67.35 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $0.98 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start $4.39 per trip

Taxi per km $2.48 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 7 $39.29 per month

Gasoline $2.22 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) $16.18 per trip

Scooter Rental $17.33 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 3 $14.58 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 4 $28.05 per month

Gym Membership 5 $56.12 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $20.80 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) $23.11 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 6 $10.10 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $98.21 per pair

Summer Dress $43.91 per dress

Running Shoes $109.76 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 13 $30.31 per visit

Laundry $7.51 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 10 $33.67 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $10.98 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 5, 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, Montpellier, Hanoi, Zurich

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Beer 7.51 9.7
- Cinema Ticket 13.29 10.1
- Coworking Space 225.3 231.23
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 439.05, family 635.47, tourist 86.66 local 152.65, nomad 1313.28, expat 484.9, family 516.33, tourist 48.27
- Doctor Visit (GP) 30.62 33.67
16 more changes
- Groceries local 369.73, nomad 207.97, expat 519.93, family 982.09, tourist 13.86 not set
- Gym Membership 40.44 56.12
- Haircut 28.89 30.31
- Health Insurance local 51.99, nomad 86.66, expat 127.09, family 277.3, tourist 0 nomad 67.2, tourist 0
- Housing local 751.01, nomad 1906.41, expat 982.09, family 1617.56, tourist 127.09 not set
- Internet & Mobile local 34.66, nomad 75.1, expat 51.99, family 92.43, tourist 5.78 local 42.63, nomad 14.58, family 57.21, tourist 3.4
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 39.28 28.05
- Leisure Activities local 92.43, nomad 404.39, expat 207.97, family 369.73, tourist 28.89 local 20.2, nomad 96.53, expat 76.33, family 170.61, tourist 3.37
- Meal (Inexpensive) 18.49 16.84
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 75.1 67.35
- Milk 1.62 1.18
- Mobile Plan 25.42 14.58
- Monthly Transport Pass 36.97 39.29
- Transportation local 46.22, nomad 69.32, expat 103.99, family 254.19, tourist 17.33 local 39.29, family 78.57, tourist 5.61
- Utilities local 161.76, nomad 184.86, expat 207.97, family 323.51, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 28.89, family 57.77 local 0, expat 23.38, family 46.77
Fix pass: Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Milk, Monthly Transport Pass, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Cinema Ticket, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Haircut and Doctor Visit (GP) retain their previously checked prices after reopening the cited pages and reviewing the units.

Sete cost of living