⭐️ Total score |
1.95/5 (Rank #1210)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,965 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 38 Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 18°C65°F (feels 18°C64°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 72%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
🥵 Very low: 20%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 13 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Great
|
👩 Safe for women |
Good |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Very bad
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,813 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Good |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Sprawling: 0k ppl/km² (1 per 55x55m)
|
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Great |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Netherlands |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 38 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 18°C 65°F + 😊 Comfy (72%) = feels 18°C 64°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 13 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 117 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.5% |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners because Albert Heijn still doesn't accept CC) |
☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 77,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $45,753 / year |
😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 55x55m (3025m²) per person |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Cool Blue |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | KLM |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | KLM |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,965 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,912 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,848 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,671 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,549 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,130 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,260 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $438,931 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $166 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $103 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $286 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $20 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $2,458 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $23 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Good hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 1°C / 34°F cold | 4°C / 39°F cold | 6°C / 43°F cold | 7°C / 45°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool | 13°C / 55°F cool | 9°C / 48°F cold | 4°C / 39°F cold |
Real (median) |
4°C / 39°F
very cold |
7°C / 44°F
cold |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
21°C / 69°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
6°C / 43°F
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 82% |
damp 81% |
damp 81% |
damp 75% |
damp 78% |
nice 75% |
nice 79% |
nice 78% |
damp 82% |
damp 81% |
damp 85% |
damp 87% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 83mm |
rainy 63mm |
rainy 64mm |
rainy 59mm |
rainy 72mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 85mm |
rainy 63mm |
dry 28mm |
rainy 84mm |
rainy 52mm |
rainy 56mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 50% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 40% |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 55% |
Air quality |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 11 US AQI |
clean 12 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 11 US AQI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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