Skip to content
Menu

Living in France

Day-to-day life in France runs on a few essentials: budgeting for the cost of living (coût de la vie), finding housing (logement), and keeping a proof of address (justificatif de domicile), which almost every administrative step requires. Renters on low and middle incomes can often claim housing benefits from the CAF. The guides below cover settling in, from arrival to learning French.

Jules

Founder, How to France, the complete guide for living or visiting France

Updated: July 8 2026 | Found helpful by 3 others

Explore other topics

Have a question about this page?

Ask it here. We read every question and use them to improve this guide.