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How much will you pay for an apartment in Nice today? (2026)

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This article covers apartment purchase prices in Nice as of 2026, and we update it regularly so the data stays fresh and useful.

You will find a full neighborhood breakdown, a ranked comparison table, and key insights to help you make sense of the Nice apartment market.

All prices refer to apartments only, excluding houses, villas, townhouses, and land.

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A quick summary table

Metric Value
Most expensive Nice neighborhood for apartments Mont Boron (around 8,200 euros per square meter)
Most affordable Nice neighborhood for apartments Saint Roch (around 4,300 euros per square meter)
Average apartment price per square meter across Nice neighborhoods Around 5,260 to 5,270 euros per square meter
Median apartment price across Nice Around 290,000 to 310,000 euros
Lowest realistic starting budget to buy an apartment in Nice Around 86,000 euros (Saint Roch)
Most expensive apartment type in Nice by bedroom count Two-bedroom (up to around 524,000 euros in Mont Boron)
Most affordable apartment type in Nice by bedroom count Studio (from around 113,000 euros in Saint Roch)
Average price for a studio apartment in Nice From around 113,000 euros to around 216,000 euros depending on neighborhood
Average price for a one-bedroom apartment in Nice From around 193,000 euros to around 370,000 euros depending on neighborhood
Average price for a two-bedroom apartment in Nice From around 274,000 euros to around 524,000 euros depending on neighborhood
Price gap between the most and least expensive Nice neighborhood Around 91% difference per square meter (Mont Boron vs Saint Roch)
Price spread across Nice neighborhoods Wide: from around 4,300 to around 8,200 euros per square meter

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Nice neighborhoods in 2026 ranked by apartment purchase price

This table ranks the main neighborhoods in Nice by apartment purchase price, from the most expensive to the most affordable.

For each neighborhood, the table includes the average price per square meter, the median property price, the starting budget, the average price for a studio apartment, a one-bedroom apartment, and a two-bedroom apartment, the typical buyer profile, the key advantages, the key drawbacks, and the market segment.

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Rank Neighborhood Average Price per Square Meter Median Property Price Starting Budget Average Price for a Studio Apartment Average Price for a One-Bedroom Apartment Average Price for a Two-Bedroom Apartment Typical Buyers Key Pros Key Cons Market Segment
1 Mont Boron 8,200 euros/m2 534,000 euros 164,000 euros 216,000 euros 370,000 euros 524,000 euros Wealthy lifestyle buyers Sea views, prestige addresses, quieter hillside setting, and strong long-term value retention Steep streets, car dependence, limited cheaper stock, and high entry budgets Luxury
2 Rue de France 7,100 euros/m2 461,000 euros 142,000 euros 186,000 euros 319,000 euros 452,000 euros Second-home coastal buyers Walkable seafront-adjacent location with strong short-stay appeal and classic central Nice character Heavy tourism pressure, noisy streets, and many older buildings need renovation Luxury
3 Medecin 6,500 euros/m2 293,000 euros 130,000 euros 171,000 euros 293,000 euros 415,000 euros Central-location professionals Best-in-class transport, retail, and city-center convenience for buyers wanting everything on foot Dense urban setting, traffic noise, and limited calm residential feel Premium
4 Vieille Ville 6,500 euros/m2 290,000 euros 129,000 euros 169,000 euros 290,000 euros 411,000 euros Lifestyle and rental buyers Historic charm, restaurant scene, and walk-everywhere access near the sea and port areas Older stock, tourist noise, stairs, and renovation constraints in heritage buildings Premium
5 Le Port 6,000 euros/m2 389,000 euros 120,000 euros 157,000 euros 269,000 euros 381,000 euros Young affluent urban buyers Lively cafe scene, port atmosphere, and strong demand from style-focused city buyers Parking is difficult, nightlife noise is common, and many buildings are older Premium
6 Thiers 5,800 euros/m2 261,000 euros 116,000 euros 152,000 euros 261,000 euros 370,000 euros Transit-oriented city buyers Near Nice-Ville station with strong daily convenience and broad apartment choice Busier streets, less prestige than seafront zones, and mixed building quality Premium
7 Gambetta 5,500 euros/m2 249,000 euros 111,000 euros 145,000 euros 249,000 euros 352,000 euros Value-seeking central buyers Good central access with lower prices than the prime core and seafront-adjacent streets Street quality is uneven, traffic is noticeable, and prestige varies block by block Mid-Market
8 Fabron 5,500 euros/m2 358,000 euros 110,000 euros 145,000 euros 248,000 euros 351,000 euros Sea-view family buyers Many residences offer views, terraces, and a calmer west Nice environment More car dependence, weaker walkability, and wide price gaps between addresses Premium
9 Cimiez 5,500 euros/m2 356,000 euros 110,000 euros 144,000 euros 247,000 euros 349,000 euros Apartment-upgrading households Leafier setting, larger apartments, good schools, and quieter residential character Less nightlife, fewer daily amenities on foot, and many budgets still feel high Premium
10 Liberation 4,900 euros/m2 221,000 euros 98,000 euros 129,000 euros 221,000 euros 313,000 euros Local owner-occupiers Popular market district with authentic local feel, trams, and strong day-to-day convenience Limited parking, busy streets, and less premium building stock than top districts Mid-Market
11 Riquier 4,800 euros/m2 214,000 euros 95,000 euros 125,000 euros 214,000 euros 303,000 euros First-time urban buyers Good relative value close to the Port and center, with transport and daily shops nearby More mixed urban fabric, less charm, and some blocks feel more utilitarian Affordable
12 Saint Roch 4,300 euros/m2 279,000 euros 86,000 euros 113,000 euros 193,000 euros 274,000 euros Budget-conscious local households Lower entry prices, strong tram access, and practical buying options for everyday living Less prestige, more social housing, and weaker lifestyle appeal for some buyers Budget

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Key insights about apartment purchase prices in Nice

Insights

  • Nice apartment prices vary enormously by neighborhood: Mont Boron costs about 91% more per square meter than Saint Roch, which means location matters far more in Nice than in many comparable French cities.
  • The Nice citywide apartment average sits around 5,260 to 5,270 euros per square meter in early 2026, and six of the twelve neighborhoods covered here sit above that level, meaning the Nice market leans toward premium pricing overall.
  • Mont Boron is about 55% more expensive per square meter than the Nice citywide apartment average, which is a very large premium even by Cote d'Azur standards.
  • Rue de France commands a significant price premium because buyers are essentially paying for beach proximity and walkability in central Nice, not just for the apartment itself.
  • Vieille Ville in Nice is almost as expensive as Medecin despite older building stock and renovation friction, which shows how strongly location and lifestyle appeal drive prices in the Nice old town.
  • Gambetta, Fabron, and Cimiez all sit in a very tight price band around 5,500 euros per square meter in 2026, yet they offer very different living experiences: Gambetta is urban and central, Fabron is more car-dependent with views, and Cimiez is quiet and leafy.
  • Riquier is about 21% cheaper per square meter than Le Port in Nice, yet both neighborhoods are close to the city center, which makes Riquier one of the more underappreciated value options for first-time buyers in Nice.
  • Liberation is the clearest value zone in Nice for owner-occupiers who want tram access and authentic local character without paying the premium of the seafront core.
  • In Nice, a budget under 100,000 euros mostly limits buyers to very small apartments in the cheaper districts, since even studios in prime neighborhoods cost 150,000 to 220,000 euros in 2026.
  • Studios in Nice are not cheap in absolute terms: even in affordable neighborhoods like Saint Roch, a studio apartment costs around 113,000 euros, and the small-unit premium means buyers pay more per square meter than for larger apartments.
  • In prime Nice neighborhoods, an average one-bedroom apartment typically requires a budget between 290,000 and 370,000 euros in 2026, which puts them out of reach for many first-time buyers without significant savings or family support.
  • Neighborhood room mix matters a lot when comparing prices in Nice: areas with more large three-room apartments, like Fabron or Cimiez, show higher median ticket sizes even when the price per square meter looks similar to smaller-unit neighborhoods.

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About our methodology

Tracking apartment purchase prices across Nice neighborhoods requires combining official French property data with major market platforms, since no single source publishes a clean, ready-made table of neighborhood-level apartment medians for Nice.

We also believe it is important to show our reasoning. It is one of the ways we make our work solid, transparent, and rigorous, just as you will see in our real estate pack about Nice.

First, please note that this data is updated regularly, so what you see here reflects the current values as of today.

In order to get reliable data, we applied a strict source filter. We only used authoritative, verifiable sources, not random listings or unsupported figures. More on that point below.

For each Nice neighborhood, we aggregated the freshest apartment purchase price data available. When possible, we cross-checked multiple sources to confirm the same price range. The Nice citywide apartment level from MeilleursAgents (around 5,258 euros per square meter for March 2026) and SeLoger (around 5,274 euros per square meter for January 2026) aligned very closely, which gives us confidence in the benchmark.

This allowed us to estimate the average price per square meter and the median property price for each Nice neighborhood.

We also calculated the starting budget, which represents the lowest realistic entry point to buy an apartment in that neighborhood in Nice. This is not the cheapest possible listing, but a real, achievable floor for a standard apartment purchase.

For each apartment category, we estimated an average purchase price based on local market conventions in Nice. We used consistent planning sizes: a studio at around 25 square meters, a one-bedroom at around 45 square meters, and a two-bedroom at around 65 square meters. These are adjusted by neighborhood to reflect local ownership conditions and price levels in Nice.

This table should therefore be read as a structured market estimate, not as an exact guarantee of transaction prices. Honesty, quality, and rigor are at the core of our work, and they are also what you will find in our real estate pack about Nice.

What sources have we used to write this blog article?

Whether it's in our blog articles or the market analyses included in our real estate pack about Nice, we rely on verifiable sources and a transparent methodology.

We also aim to be fully transparent, so below we've listed the authoritative sources we used, and explained how we used them and the methods behind our estimates.

Source Why it's authoritative How we used it
Immobilier.notaires.fr This is the official public property portal run by French notaries, making it one of the most reliable benchmarks for resale pricing in France. We used it as an official benchmark for Nice resale pricing. We cross-checked private-platform price levels against it to make sure our figures stayed in a realistic band for the Nice apartment market.
Etalab DVF This is the French state's official transaction database, drawing directly from notarised deeds and cadastral records. We used it as the official transaction-scope reference behind our resale market analysis. We confirmed that our apartment market framing matched the national transaction dataset for Nice.
Service-Public DVF explainer This is the French government's official citizen-information website, explaining exactly what the DVF database covers and how to interpret it. We used it to confirm what data the DVF database includes. We validated that the underlying transaction base comes from notarised deeds, which gives the figures a solid legal foundation.
INSEE PRINC2 - Nice housing table INSEE is France's national statistics office and the primary source for housing structure data across French municipalities. We used it to anchor apartment size logic to Nice's real room-count distribution. We kept our studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom estimates consistent with how apartments in Nice are actually divided.
MeilleursAgents - Nice city page MeilleursAgents is one of France's best-known residential pricing platforms, with neighborhood-level granularity and a published methodology. We used it as the main citywide apartment price anchor for Nice in March 2026. We also used it to compare each neighborhood's price back to the broader Nice apartment market average.
SeLoger - Nice city page SeLoger is one of France's largest housing portals and publishes regularly updated market pricing pages for French cities including Nice. We used it as a second private-sector cross-check for Nice apartment prices per square meter. We used its recent sold examples to sanity-check practical unit sizes in today's Nice market.
MeilleursAgents - Mont Boron This is a specific neighborhood price page from a widely used French housing data platform with apartment-level data for Nice districts. We used it for Mont Boron apartment price per square meter and local room mix. We built the neighborhood's median and unit-type planning prices from those figures.
MeilleursAgents - Rue de France This is a specific neighborhood price page from a widely used French housing data platform with apartment-level data for Nice districts. We used it for Rue de France apartment price per square meter and local room mix. We built the neighborhood's median and unit-type planning prices from those figures.
MeilleursAgents - Vieille Ville This is a specific neighborhood price page from a widely used French housing data platform with apartment-level data for Nice districts. We used it for Vieille Ville apartment price per square meter and local room mix. We built the neighborhood's median and unit-type planning prices from those figures.
MeilleursAgents - Le Port This is a specific neighborhood price page from a widely used French housing data platform with apartment-level data for Nice districts. We used it for Le Port apartment price per square meter and local room mix. We built the neighborhood's median and unit-type planning prices from those figures.

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