“Here, everything is too expensive”: in Île-de-France, living on minimum wage is almost an impossible mission

2023-09-21 07:01:33

Paris, City of Lights. But Paris, a very expensive city. Reason why the idea of ​​a minimum wage adapted to the cost of living depending on the region, as advocated by Valérie Pécresse, does not leave anyone indifferent in Île-de-France. “It would be good because, here, everything is too expensive,” agrees Jimoh, a security guard on minimum wage who lives in an HLM in Sevran (Seine-Saint-Denis), with a rent of 600 euros.