[throwAwayXYZ68]

Bad: as in mostly for rent & food, forget about savings.

Details (if it matters): Country: France Yearly salary before taxes : ~31000 euros

[toomuchtodo]

Have you tried looking for remote work? That'll disconnect your location from your salary potential.

https://github.com/lukasz-madon/awesome-remote-job

http://remoteok.io/

https://weworkremotely.com/

[findyoucef]

Wow that is bad.

[wut42]

Definitely NOT bad for France. I'm french and started at 18000 yearly.

[throwAwayXYZ68]

Some offers went up to 35000 euros, but only because they put food and some other accommodations in the salary.