City guides for tenants
What rent really costs. How long the search actually takes. Which neighbourhoods work for which life. Updated quarterly with current market data.
Living in Düsseldorf: The Complete Expat Guide
Düsseldorf is Germany's fashion capital, the Rhine's most international city, and home to the largest Japanese community in continental Europe. This guide covers everything expats need to know before and after arriving.
Living in Berlin: The Complete Expat Guide
Berlin is Germany's capital and largest city, home to nearly 3.9 million people from over 190 countries. This guide covers everything an expat needs to know before and after arriving: from neighbourhoods and rent ranges to healthcare, transport, and the Anmeldung.
Living in Cologne: The Complete Expat Guide
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city and its undisputed media capital, home to WDR, RTL, and a thriving creative economy on the banks of the Rhine. This guide covers everything expats need to know before and after arriving in Köln.
Living in Paris: The Complete Expat Guide
Paris is home to 2.1 million people across 20 arrondissements, and remains one of Europe's most sought-after destinations for expats drawn by world-class culture, an unmatched professional network, and a quality of life that rewards those who invest the effort to settle in properly.
Living in Frankfurt: The Complete Expat Guide
Frankfurt combines global financial power, world-class museums, and a surprisingly green and liveable city centre. This guide covers everything an expat needs before and after arriving in Germany's most internationally connected city.
Living in Lyon: The Complete Expat Guide
Lyon combines UNESCO World Heritage architecture, France's finest food scene, a strong life sciences economy, and a quality of life that regularly outscores Paris. This guide covers everything an expat needs to know before and after arriving.
Living in Marseille: The Complete Expat Guide
Marseille is France's oldest city and its most misunderstood. Lower rents than Lyon or Paris, a year-round Mediterranean climate, France's largest port economy, and extraordinary natural beauty in the Calanques sit alongside a concentrated safety challenge in specific northern districts. This guide gives you the full picture.
Living in Munich: The Complete Expat Guide
Munich combines world-class quality of life, Germany's lowest crime rate among major cities, and a booming economy anchored by BMW, Siemens, and a fast-growing tech sector. This guide covers everything an expat needs to know before and after arriving.
Living in Stuttgart: The Complete Expat Guide
Stuttgart combines engineering heritage, hillside vineyards, and a thriving economy anchored by global automotive giants into one of Germany's most prosperous cities. This guide covers everything an expat needs before and after arriving.
Living in Hamburg: The Complete Expat Guide
A complete relocation guide for expats moving to Hamburg, covering neighbourhood options and rent ranges, monthly cost of living, healthcare registration, the local job market, and the administrative steps required on and after arrival in Germany.
Peterborough area guide: cost of living, housing, schools and commute
Cambridge wages out of reach? Peterborough offers fast London access, family-sized housing within reach, and broadband that beats most of the East. Here is the practical view.