How much does a trip to Nice cost?

What things cost in Nice

Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.

From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.

What each food level is made of

A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.

Local and cheap

From Coffee, La Socca d'Or + Socca (chickpea pancake), one portion, La Socca d'Or + Pissaladière (onion and anchovy tart), one slice, La Socca d'Or + Salade niçoise, La Socca d'Or (€29.50) to Café crème, Café de Paris + Socca (chickpea pancake), one portion, La Socca d'Or + Plate of Niçois stuffed vegetables (5 pieces), La Socca d'Or + Daube niçoise (beef stew) with ravioli, La Socca d'Or + Draught Mounta Cala beer, 25 cl, La Socca d'Or (€56.00).

Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner

From Coffee, La Socca d'Or + Socca (chickpea pancake), one portion, La Socca d'Or + Salade niçoise, La Socca d'Or + Daube niçoise (beef stew) with ravioli, La Socca d'Or (€47.30) to Café crème, Café de Paris + Salade niçoise, La Socca d'Or + Three-course menu (salade niçoise or stuffed vegetables, daube and dessert), Le Safari + Rosé from the jug, 15 cl, La Socca d'Or (€63.00).

Restaurants most of the time

From Espresso, Café de Paris + Daube niçoise (beef stew) with ravioli, La Socca d'Or + Three-course menu (salade niçoise or stuffed vegetables, daube and dessert), Le Safari + Rosé from the jug, 15 cl, La Socca d'Or (€64.00) to Café crème, Café de Paris + Three-course menu (salade niçoise or stuffed vegetables, daube and dessert), Le Safari + Beef cheek à la niçoise, Café de Paris + Glass of Château Roubine rosé, 16 cl, Café de Paris + Evian water, 33 cl, Café de Paris (€85.50).

What the night costs, and the tax on top

There is no open source of hotel prices, and we have not sampled this city yet. So the calculator asks you for the price you have seen instead of printing one that looks plausible.

Lodging tax

• • Palace (above five stars): €6.43 per person per night
  • Five stars: €4.69 per person per night
  • Four stars: €3.48 per person per night
  • Three stars: €2.28 per person per night
  • Two stars: €1.34 per person per night
  • One star: €1.07 per person per night
  • Guest house or hostel: €1.07 per person per night
  • Under-18s don't pay.

Which area to stay in Nice: the neighbourhood comparison

Payments and tipping in France

What holds for the whole country: where a card is enough, whether to tip, and the taxes.

Where a card is enough

Only the places a source speaks about. Where it says nothing, neither do we.

From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.

Tipping

Taxes and charges

• Consumption tax: 20%, and 10% in restaurants and hotels.