Cross-border moves, mapped
Relocating to another country for work?
Here's what nobody tells you.
No chat window to interrogate, no forum archaeology. Give us your move date and visa type, and get a complete, dated roadmap of the move — with the gotchas that trip people up attached at the exact moment they'll hit you.
Six free tools — no account, no card, no catch
Every one works in under a minute. Start with whichever question is keeping you up.
Take-home pay
FreeA $120k offer isn't $120k. See what actually lands in your account.
Salary needed by city
Free$120k in Dallas ≈ $203,200 in New York. Compare your number.
A month in your city
FreeRent, bills, groceries — see what a normal month leaves you to actually live on.
Landing cash
FreeDeposits, guarantor, first rent — the first 60 days cost more than you think.
Visa timeline
FreeOffer signed — so when can you actually fly? Get a realistic window.
Real prices & tipping
FreeThe sticker price isn't the price. See what things really cost here.
What each city actually costs
Rent, taxes, take-home pay, and the cash you need up front — all on one page per city.
Dallas–Fort Worth
$1,320/mo rent · Texas has no state income tax
Austin
$1,270/mo rent · Texas has no state income tax
Houston
$1,070/mo rent · Texas has no state income tax
Chicago
$2,190/mo rent · Illinois charges a flat 4.95% state income tax
New York City
$4,560/mo rent · New York charges progressive state income tax
Miami
$2,640/mo rent · Florida has no state income tax
Seattle
$1,960/mo rent · Washington has no state income tax, but payroll premiums still apply
San Francisco Bay Area
$4,180/mo rent · California charges progressive state income tax
Los Angeles
$2,170/mo rent · California charges progressive state income tax
Atlanta
$1,670/mo rent · Georgia charges a flat 5.19% state income tax
Denver
$1,550/mo rent · Colorado charges a flat 4.4% state income tax
Phoenix
$1,190/mo rent · Arizona charges a flat 2.5% state income tax
Tell us your move
Move date, visa type, and the metro you're headed to. Twenty seconds, no account needed.
Get your roadmap
Every stage of the move — visa, housing, utilities, banking, driver license — laid out on real dates.
Check things off
Sign in free to save your progress, close out milestones, and pick up where you left off.
Deep corridors, not generic advice
Every corridor we cover is researched and verified — provider names, real timelines, local law — not recycled "moving abroad" filler. More origins and destinations open as they're verified.
Sequenced, not searched
Every task and gotcha is tied to a real date relative to your move — so you see each one while there's still time to act, not after you google the wrong thing at 2am.
It gets sharper with every move
Hit something the roadmap didn't warn you about? Report it and we'll verify it and fold it in — so the next person doesn't get blindsided the way you did.
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