Cost of Living in Strasbourg, 🇫🇷 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 2 34 $1,066 $1,010 $1,134 $898 $123

Utilities 2 33 34 36 — $122 $214 $118 —

Internet & Mobile 23 24 25 $26 $67 $79 $59 $1

Groceries 7 8 9 11 12 13 16 $159 $424 $958 $369 —

Transportation 5 6 35 $81 $81 $162 $63 $14

Dining Out 7 9 16 $1,559 $215 $314 $89 $53

Leisure Activities 16 17 18 20 37 $145 $118 $188 $55 $8

Health Insurance 29 30 $68 $43 $154 $43 —

Visa & Legal Fees 31 — $33 $65 — —

Total $3,104 $2,113 $3,268 $1,694 $199

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $898.00 $774 – $1,066 per month

Coworking Space 4 $224.51 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,066.34 $954 – $1,235 per month

Coliving Space 2 $673.49 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 16 7 $3.70 per cup

Beer 16 $9.06 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 16 7 $14.59 per meal

Fast Food Combo 7 $13.47 per meal

Apples 7 $2.81 per kg

Bread 9 7 $1.35 per loaf

Milk 8 $1.18 per liter

Rice 13 7 $2.81 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 $14.58 per kg

Beef 12 $28.06 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 15 $7.86 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 16 7 $67.35 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 7 $0.62 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $3.48 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $1.13 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 $62.86 per month

Gasoline 26 7 $2.38 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $9.15 per trip

Scooter Rental 22 $123.48 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 23 $14.58 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 24 $44.89 per month

Gym Membership 18 19 $30.39 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 20 $22.45 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 25 $5.60 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 17 $16.73 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 7 $112.24 per pair

Summer Dress 7 $49.39 per dress

Running Shoes $121.32 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 21 $31.43 per visit

Laundry 32 $1.12 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 27 $33.67 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 28 $2.45 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, Lyon, Metz, Nancy

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2137.49 1066.34
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 947.43 898
- Apples 3.18 2.81
- Beef 24.26 28.06
- Beer 7.51 9.06
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- Bread 1.56 1.35
- Chicken Fillets 16.75 14.58
- Cinema Ticket 15.6 16.73
- Coliving Space 866.55 673.49
- Coworking Space 265.74 224.51
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 1097.63, expat 404.39, family 519.93, tourist 86.66 local 89.12, nomad 1559.1, expat 214.84, family 314.06, tourist 53.32
- Doctor Visit (GP) 30.62 33.67
- Fast Food Combo 12.13 13.47
- Gasoline 2.29 2.38
- Groceries local 346.62, nomad 173.31, expat 462.16, family 982.09, tourist 0 local 368.6, nomad 159.11, expat 423.89, family 958.36, tourist 0
- Gym Membership 48.53 30.39
- Haircut 32.35 31.43
- Health Insurance local 34.66, nomad 75.1, expat 138.65, family 288.85, tourist 0 local 42.88, nomad 67.95, family 153.93, tourist 0
- Housing local 635.47, nomad 1559.79, expat 982.09, family 1675.33, tourist 132.87 local 897.97, nomad 1066.34, expat 1010.21, family 1133.69, tourist 123.47
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 57.77, expat 51.99, family 92.43, tourist 5.78 local 59.47, nomad 25.79, expat 67.33, family 78.54, tourist 1.26
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 39.28 44.89
- Jeans 109.76 112.24
- Laundry 6.35 1.12
- Leisure Activities local 92.43, nomad 404.39, expat 231.08, family 346.62, tourist 28.89 local 55.08, nomad 145.47, expat 118.16, family 188.29, tourist 8.42
- Meal (Inexpensive) 18.49 14.59
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 80.88 67.35
- Milk 1.44 1.18
- Mobile Plan 25.42 14.58
- Monthly Transport Pass 64.7 62.86
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.82 2.45
- Rice 2.43 2.81
- Ride-hailing (5km) 16.75 9.15
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 34.66 5.6
- Scooter Rental 0.29 123.48
- Summer Dress 46.22 49.39
- Taxi Start 4.04 3.48
- Taxi per km 2.48 1.13
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.8 22.45
- Transportation local 60.08, nomad 75.1, family 138.65, tourist 17.33 local 62.86, nomad 81.15, expat 81.15, family 162.31, tourist 14.31
- Utilities local 161.76, nomad 0, expat 196.42, family 323.51, tourist 0 local 118.37, nomad 0, expat 121.67, family 214.43, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 28.89, family 57.77 local 0, expat 32.74, family 65.48
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.1 0.62
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.4 7.86
Pharmacy (basic meds) now quotes one priced Doliprane box instead of an unsupported medicine basket; Cinema Ticket uses the working UGC tariff address, and Leisure Activities uses the official Alsace museum guide after the museum press-pack link became unstable (base-donnees-publique.medicaments.gouv.fr, ugc.fr, apps.tourisme-alsace.info).

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