7. Toulouse
IM Score: 16
Average Cost of Apartment per Square Feet: $273
Meal Cost: $53.59
If you are not ready to spend your retirement days calmly, then Toulouse, the number 7 in our list of best places to retire in France may be a good choice. Magazine L’Express ranked Toulouse as the country’s most dynamic city. We recommend settling outside the city’s center, where the average costs of apartments are around $230 per square feet. The things you may not like are less daily sunshine hours and considerable rainfall.