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Yes if moved like me in 2003 away from the Versailles into the breton countryside of the Morbihan 56. And I kept my car can't live without it my second home on the road all over Europe just back from Spain! Cheers

So if i leave canada and move to france i wont pay canadian provincial income taxes and not pay any taxes on my canadian pensions to the french goverment plus get 70% covered health care after 3 months.

No it does not cost less unless you degrade your lifestyle and living. After researching the past months i realized to move to France or any countries abroad is very costly and you have to sacrifice your own present comfort, trading with a much smaller living space, slow service, inconvenience, depression when the cold days arrive with cities shutting down and deserted. Yes its fun to travel but a lot of sacrifices and disappointment. Rent, foods, transportation, altogether are not cheaper as a lot of hidden fees and taxes to consider. In addition with the loss of comfort from home in the US. Utility bill alone is double to what in California, even during hot summer we using AC and winter, heating. Make carefully your math, it's not cheaper.

Sadly for Australians who can't retire in France, due to France and Australia not having a mutual pension agreement. There are many Australians who live in France however, and it would be timely and appropriate for these two countries to have such an agreement, as there are many other European countries that have put this into law. Australians living in France have lobbied for this to change for many years. Are they being heard? Here's hoping it will happen soon.

I am seriously doing research to retire in France. I speak the language, read and write. It's some kind seem to be overwhelming for me to choose a right place to live. I am on SSI and pension and it said it's not going to double tax me in France as i am paying tax in the US. Please give me some guidance to start my project. Merci beaucoup pour vouloir m'aider.

You missed Orly airport that fly to SFO,(french bee). Never been using it but ehen booking flights it asking SFO or Orly

Did you just tell your audience how to get around the rules? Seriously? Commit a crime as a guest? 😮 And many wonder why the Franch hate Americans.

So Paris is cheap compared to one of the most expensive cities in the world NY.

I love the way you explain things,I m planning to go and probably move to France ,ir I do I will love to get in touch with you🙂

Allez jeter un œil sur l'exposé de l'auteur et poète français Richard Maggiore, disponible sur internet (intitulé ironiquement "L'anglais, ce français du nord de l'Europe", et rédigé il y a plus de dix ans) qui décrit bien cette réalité ! Avec pas mal de correspondances avec cette vidéo... Il serait donc temps que cela soit largement connu. Et d'ailleurs, étonnant de voir que l'exposé de Richard Maggiore soit si en avance si l'on peut dire ; peut-être a-t-il été consulté (cet exposé) avant que cette vidéo ne soit réalisée...

Thank you for the info! I have a military pension, but imagine it’s not enough, so technically would want to try working for extra income. Guess I can’t, unless I move on a work visa from what I understand.

Can You can get French health care on a 1 year visa after 3 months?

Great advice thank you so much. I'm 15 min away from the french embassy in Ottawa

We are looking to retire in the French Rivera and to buy for about 300k US dollars we like the area in Nice any ideas

LES FRANÇAIS NE PORTENT PAS DE BÉRETS JUSTE LES AMÉRICAINS

Quel exposé ! vraiment complet. Attention vivre sue "la côte d'Azur" c'est aussi cher que la région de Paris et les villes du bord de mer sont très chères ! Et le Mistral c'est en Provence pas sur la côte Atlantique 😁

Super helpful, thank you!

Bonjour! I'm curious, Adrian always talks about if you're making $3,000 to $5,000 monthly, you can live so well in France. Some of us "regular folk", who will retire with a low $1500 monthly Social Security from the US, would also like to live in France and in an affordable area. We realize it would be in a small country village somewhere with very inexpensive housing, etc. we would also like to find ways to make some extra income above or under the table. Would you also please speak to us. Merci

Yours is the best video I’ve ever seen on a RUclips! You state your purpose and deliver all I wanted to know and much more. I have an EU passport and still was wary of making the move. My greatest fear was social isolation. You even addressed that concern. Thanks so much!

Sorry, but this is a sales pitch from a real estate agent. Yes, all positives, no negatives 😂. France is also experiencing skyrocketing inflation and very high energy cost due to the smart sanctions against Russia. France has a problem of uncontrolled mass immigration of primarily islamic countries who has groups who live in parallel cultures and continue to live a tense culture just like they did in the country they escaped from. Go to a doctors office and you will find a waiting room full of ninjas in black veils waiting already with each of their 7 children. France is not what you see in the romantic movies. Go there for vacation, rent something for a couple of months and get it out of your system. Also consult an international tax company and you will learn how much higher taxes are in France. Nothing is free. “Oh, there is a housing shortage in Paris…” 😂 (20 to 50 people waiting in line to see the same apartment).

France is wonderful but Paris winters are wet and cold and heating sucks while most apts in Paris have poor insulation. Maybe should spend winters elsewhere. That would be perfect.

I guess it CAN cost half as much. But it won't unless you want to live under a bridge. I am a Canadian who has lived in France for almost 10 years and I'd say my expenses (which I track fairly carefully) were about 20% less than in Canada. Inflation seems to have hit France worse than other places including Canada so now it's maybe 15% less. That said, money isn't everything. There is a lot of good things about living in France (food, wine, places to see, cheap real estate outside of major cities, easy of travel to other countries), but a lot of bad too (the overall society, overly socialist system, complexity of any and all bureaucracies, and taxes).

What about older gay people? I live in mexico amd and am bored

We should tal!

How hard is it to find a one bedroom apartment in Menton

This is cool I’m a bilingual Quebecois of British grandparents and I live in French here everyday in L’ile Perrot Quebec ( near Montreal) I’ve spent some time in Toulouse and Castelnaudry and it was nice to go somewhere so different and speak the language. It was great.

Adrian weird ask. Can you recycle in Nice? Is there a place to give to charity?

An osteopath is a medical doctor with extra training in osteopathy manipulation.

"not the french, but Muslims". So Muslims can't be French?

I am not sure about things right now, will a consultation to figure out my options cost 2000 dollars? what are the options in terms of consultation?

Where is the official link to the website to make the appointment for the visa process? My dream! is to live in France, Paris. Been there so many times and feel so at home there. Is there anything like this service for Australians? BTW I had to use the ambulance service in Nice, they were amazing on the phone, ended up going to a clinic as it was not life-threatening, at the clinic I had to wait only 15 mins to be seen and the young doctor knew more than all the doctors I have seen in Australia in the last 10 years about the health issue I had at the time. They prescribed me with medication and found out later that they were all natural unlike in Australia where they over medicate with pharma meds

Thank you

I recently relocated to France and it really depends where you are in France. I find groceries are very expensive compared to Canada and it's cheaper in US than Canada. As far as healthcare is concerned, the carte vitale doesn't cover everything you must have a private insurance as well or you can get caught with a hefty bill. Unless your working, a basic insurance can cost you 50 euros a month. In Canada it's all free! So no tick there. Public transportation is a nightmare unless you live in a big city. I'm sur most people want to live in a picturesque village and most of them only have one bus stop with limited schedule. If you live in a big city, house prices and rentals are just as high as everywhere else post Covid. French people are very nationalistic and you must speak French. I speak perfect French and i still get called ''L'etrangere''! You know what I miss the most, funny enough? It's the long store hours and those American bargains in all the majors. Everything is closed all the time and there are no more browsing trips to target, Walmart and such. Property taxes really depend where you live, they can be just as high as Quebec Canada which is the province that pays the most taxes. Energy costs are through the roof all over Europe. House prices are definitely much more affordable. Local shops are expensive. I wanted to buy a small bag of walnuts on the main road outside my apartment and they cost was 10 euros. I changed my mind. If you have the money to go to the bar or bistro everyday then you will fit right in. Don't expect anyone to remember the conversation you had with them, they're always drunk.In France it is a legal requirement to have home and civil liability insurance even if you rent. the basic that doesn't cover your personal belongings is about 20 euros a month. Having said that, I'm not discouraged, I simply know this is not the right village for me. For Americans, i suggest you google the 7% flat tax in Italy. Not sure if they have something similar in France. Oh yes! I wanted to visit a neighboring village that had very bad connections just 18km away and the local taxi quoted me 180 euros and you have to book at least 2 days before.

This video was great! I have a special place in my heart for France and are considering it as a retirement destination in the next 5-7 yers. And 67 Euros for an ambulance ride???? With trained medical professionals on board monitoring your condition along the way??? I pay more than that for an Uber ride 20 miles to the airport here in the US! And I have to open the trunk and put my luggage in myself!

Who cares if you'e paying taxes in France, if you actually GET something (like healthcare) for the taxes you're paying. Unlike in the US, where you pay ridiculous taxes then STILL have to pay for health insurance, car insurance, home insurance... And the only time I had a car accident in the US (I was NOT at fault, but the other driver was uninsured) MY insurance company harassed me repeatedly to find out if there was ANYONE else they could make pay for the damages, they even tried to get my 19 year old college student niece to pay for it because she has a unisex name and they accused her of being my live-in 'boyfriend.' SICK! Get yourself and your kids out of the US. Just get the hell out. That's all I can say.

Love this content, but... "If you live in a little village you WILL need a car.' (??) NOPE! Absolutely NOT! I live in a little village 60 kilometers up into the Pyrénées from Perpignan. I take the public bus that comes through every hour to Ceret or Le Boulou to go shopping several times a week, I can be in Perpignan in 50 minutes. And that bus costs ONE euro for a 2-hour trip anywhere you're going, with transfers included. I can be at the beach in on one hour, for ONE euro. I can be at the nearest ski station in about an hour and 20 minutes, for ONE euro. And EVERYONE takes the bus, it's not scary or dangerous like in most of the US. Going to Barcelona (the nearest huge city) costs about 30 euros. I really only do that when I'm picking up an american relative from the airport or when I have to go to IKEA, lol.

Thank you for making this video!! We are married in our late 50s and live in San Diego and are looking for a second home or apartment in Nice or Paris. We currently visit Europe once or twice a year to visit family. We want to be centrally located to experience other parts of Europe. You mentioned you live part-time between Paris and Nice. If you could only choose one which would it be? Also do you have any expertise in building a home instead of purchasing a property (pros or cons)? Just wondering if it’s a whole different animal compared to the process in the US. Thanks for your insight😀….

Cafe Charlot, a fav

Leeds is contradicting herself here. In one breath, stating property taxes are low and claiming how much money you will save...and then in the next breath, "but I pay a lot more in income tax". Leeds admits she has an apartment worth a million Euro in Paris and a second 1 bedroom apartment in another part of France, so this is not a woman who is financially struggling for money AND she is still earning income in her 70s. If this is *not* your situation, make sure you take this advice with a grain of salt as your mileage may vary. I say this as someone who has, as a financially independent adult, studied abroad in two separate situations, while living in Paris. I highly recommend going abroad for 3-6 months before you make an expensive, long-term commitment. Personally, I enjoyed my study abroad living the two separate times I did it. Once living with a family in the 16th arrondisement and another time in an small hotel over in the Latin Quartier, and that was after several shorter trips over to Paris over a decade before I chose to study abroad for two different summers, 3 years apart. The good news is that you don't pay taxes on your retirement income in France, or at least that is how it is for now. Please, if you are considering moving *anywhere* make sure you investigate what YOUR expenses will be to make that move, and especially if you are taking your personal effects with you across the Atlantic Ocean. Go for 3-6 months FIRST before you make a more permanent decision. Moving abroad is very expensive, and if you don't like it and have to move back to your home country, that is even more expensive because you have to repurchase all the furniture and personal effects you gave away or donated when you left. Also, having a car in Paris is quite expensive and parking is difficult. Make sure you are mobile enough to navigate winter weather on foot on the streets without a car if Paris is your destination. It is great for the young and able-bodied. I highly recommend living abroad for a least a few months, no matter what the country. If nothing else, go for a few months in a language study program like Ecole France Langue, or some other language school. Check out the American University. Many US universities have study abroad summer programs you might be able to enroll in. Bonne chance~

This is very inspirational.

Is it true one cannot get a mortgage after age 60 in France?

Thanks you! This was a great call. Super helpful on how to navigate the possibility of living (part time) in France. Looking forward to contacting you about properties.

I enjoyed getting this helpful, new to me info. Adrian is such an informative & vivacious speaker. I'm now thinking of moving to France.

We are struggling here in the USA. Me and my daughter struggle financially and can barely make ends meet. We moved last May into low income housing and now our vehicle's transmission has went out so no vehicle. I am disabled and the Kats bus system is so run down and the buses and routes are cut down. I have to bus, bike, walk everywhere as a physically disabled person. I can bike really well but once my arthritis and knee swells and semi locks up I can barely bike or walk to get around. I would rather be on my bike than on the bus. I live on SSI and the little child support I get. We can barely keep food in the apartment too as they cut out our government assistance. I can't afford to save up for another vehicle even a well used one. I do not have a good quality of life here as a disabled person. I wouldn't know how to start or where to get help to relocate. I have many doctors and specialists here and am on lots of medications and wonder how I would be able to make it and survive in France or Italy or even Rome. Am still considering though. I am 52 and my teenager is 16. She will move out soon at least after 18 so I am wondering how it would even happen.

Very helpful, merci! We are considering our options in case a certain person becomes American President again ;)

Thank you for all the valuable information. What a great team! You definitely are the expert Adrian.

Thank you ladies, and Ms Adrian , its super encouraging to hear that presentation w lots of tips and advice. My wife and I’ve got to make the plans and act by early 2025. I wonder if the retirees really ditch Medicare as they opt for French system or end up paying for both…

Made my day!

Have to add we're are in both Nice & California, and in condos for both thus it's easy for us to draw price comparisons to property taxes, HOA dues, residential wifi/telephone etc. Our french-costs experience is aligns very closely to the figures she outlines -- spot on! It is indeed a fraction of the price in France --- Thanks for the recording!

Adrian knows everything - greatly appreciate her help and insights. Valuable!