France

Crowdsourced cost of living data for cities worldwide. Useful for sanity-checking monthly budget estimates. Not perfectly accurate but directionally solid.

💬 Filter to the specific city, not just the country — variance within countries is large.

Long-form country and city guides covering healthcare, housing, banking, and visas. Reasonably well-maintained and covers most Western expat destinations.

Job board focused on positions that include relocation support. Useful if your strategy is to get an employer to move you rather than doing it yourself.

Calculates how much you'd need to earn in a new city to maintain your current standard of living. Good for salary negotiation conversations.

💬 Free tier gives you enough to be useful.

Official French government page on the Talent Passport visa — 4-year residency for skilled workers, entrepreneurs, researchers, and artists. One of Europe's more generous skilled worker visas.

Long-running English-language resource for expats in France. Covers healthcare (Carte Vitale, PUMA), banking, residency admin, and regional guides for Paris, Provence, Brittany.

Community with active expat threads on titre de séjour applications, auto-entrepreneur setup, CPAM healthcare registration, and the French administrative experience in general.