Cost of living in Toulouse — is your salary enough?

Core monthly costs in Toulouse run about €1,750 — roughly €800 for rent and €950 for other living expenses (food, transport, utilities, basics). Toulouse rents average €800/month; aerospace industry employment supports strong professional incomes.

The median rent in Toulouse is around €800 per month. Toulouse is classified as a moderate cost cost-of-living city in France.

Using the 70%-rule (core costs ≤ 70% of gross), you need roughly €30,000 per year before tax to live comfortably in Toulouse. That leaves room to hit the 14% savings benchmark for France.

Toulouse sits in the moderate cost tier within France. Toulouse combines moderate housing costs with above-average engineering salaries, making benchmark savings readily achievable.

The standard rule is no more than 30% of gross income on rent. At €800/month in Toulouse, that means a gross income of at least €32,000 per year to stay under the 30% threshold.

Yes — the France benchmark for mid-income earners is 14% of gross income. In a moderate cost city like Toulouse, hitting that rate is comfortably achievable for most mid-income households.