What it costs to move a family abroad
The income test, the school fees, the rent and the permits. Every figure read at the authority that charges it, and dated.
Oldest figure Aug 2026 68 sources · 5 of 8 destinations verified
Year one, cheapest first
2 adults, 2 children, state school · USD Spain Madrid · 13 sources $16,962 Italy Rome · 13 sources $22,155 France Paris · 14 sources $40,515 Ireland Dublin · 14 sources $40,725 Netherlands Amsterdam · 14 sources $56,165
How the Index is built · 3 destinations held back for want of a verified figure
The decisions every family hits
Health Cover for a Family Moving Abroad Travel medical insurance, international private medical insurance and the destination's public system are three different products. How Families Actually Price an International Move No official source publishes what an international household move costs. This guide shows you how to get quotes that can be compared, and how to read the ones you get. Moving the Family Dog or Cat Abroad The rabies clock, the certificate windows, the tapeworm rule for Ireland, and what airlines will and will not carry, each traced to the government or airline page it came from. Moving the Family's Money Abroad What each transfer provider publishes about its own pricing, why some foreign banks decline US citizens, what a local bank actually asks a new arrival for, and the order to do all of it in. US Taxes After You Move the Family Abroad The filing rule that follows your passport, the child tax credit trap the foreign earned income exclusion creates, FBAR, Form 8938, and the state that may still count you. Where Your Family Lives for the First Three Months The gap between landing and signing a lease: furnished medium-term housing, what landlords ask a foreign family with no local income history.
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