3.15/5
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Groningen

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amsterdam

nightlife

beautiful

great

bars

Groningen is a lively and affordable city, especially appealing to students and young professionals. The nightlife is a major highlight, with numerous bars and clubs concentrated in a small area. Drinks are inexpensive and closing times stretch between 4am and 6am, offering plenty of options for late-night entertainment. Despite its relatively small size, Groningen boasts a vibrant culture that some even prefer over larger cities like Amsterdam.

One of the city’s unique advantages is its blend of urban life and accessible nature. A short bike ride in any direction quickly leads to lakes, woods, open Dutch landscapes, and even a river, making it easy to take a break from city life. The environment gives off a calm yet energetic vibe, thanks in part to its large student population (60,000 out of 200,000 people).

Although somewhat remote, Groningen is only about two hours from Amsterdam and has an international atmosphere that keeps things dynamic. It functions almost like an island community with everything you need close by – from culture and nightlife to peaceful natural retreats just minutes away by bike.

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1 year ago

Groningen is easy going but very international. Due to it's kind of "remote" location (well, Amsterdam is only 2 hrs. away) it's an island one its own with lots to do here: culture, nightlife (véry late!) but also a lot of beautiful quiet nature in the surroundings, You take a bike and you are in the middle of nowhere in just 15 minutes: lakes, woods in the south, or at the northside of the city: beautiful endless tyoical dutch landscapes with lots of famous black and white frisian cows, mills, canals, and even a real river, Reitdiep.

7 years ago

Great place to live. Not sure why 'Fun' and 'Nightlife' are classified as 'Okay' - it's actually great, better than Amsterdam in my opinion. 60k students on a population of 200k. Dozens of bars and clubs in the same area, drinks are cheap, bars don't close until 4-6am. Expenses are lower than listed too.

8 years ago

✅ Great nightlife

✅ Very affordable

✅ Lots of nature nearby

✅ International atmosphere

✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Warm now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Everyone speaks English

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Very family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ Cold in winter

❌ Not as scenic as other cities

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Very difficult to make friends

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ High alcohol consumption

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1864°
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Humidity

damp
89%

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86%

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83%

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78%

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81%

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80%

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83%

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81%

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82%

damp
84%

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90%

damp
91%

Most common

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72mm

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79mm

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34mm

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41mm

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66mm

Cloud

cloudy
84%

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80%

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71%

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62%

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74%

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70%

cloudy
72%

cloudy
73%

cloudy
71%

cloudy
79%

cloudy
82%

cloudy
87%

Air quality

clean
29 US AQI

okay
50 US AQI

clean
32 US AQI

clean
36 US AQI

clean
28 US AQI

clean
25 US AQI

clean
21 US AQI

clean
23 US AQI

clean
20 US AQI

clean
23 US AQI

clean
43 US AQI

clean
24 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
3 UVI

seek shade
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4 UVI

safe
3 UVI

safe
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safe
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safe
0 UVI

Remote workers

1,020 people

1,050 people

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900 people

1,275 people

1,100 people

1,067 people

1,140 people

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1,100 people

975 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Almere

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Arnhem

Netherlands

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✈️12min

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

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✈️12min

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Bremen

Germany

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

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🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 76° AQI 10

✈️12min

$4,914 / mo

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Netherlands

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✈️13min

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Haarlem

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✈️13min

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Nijmegen

Netherlands

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Dubai

United Arab Emirates

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📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 54° 129° 37° 99° Has AC AQI 86 😷

✈️7h

$6,844 / mo

15 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 29° 84° 27° 81° Has AC AQI 33

✈️2h

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Lisbon

Portugal

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

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👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 28° 82° 26° 79° Barely AC AQI 24

✈️3h

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100 Mbps

Amsterdam

Netherlands

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 71° AQI 41

✈️12min

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Singapore

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

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🌥 Feels 38° 100° 31° 88° Has AC AQI 93 😷

✈️14h

$5,602 / mo

101 Mbps

Munich

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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✈️53min

$5,923 / mo

29 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 20° 68° AQI 21

✈️39min

$8,637 / mo

23 Mbps

Brussels

Belgium

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° AQI 20

✈️24min

$5,644 / mo

46 Mbps

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 42° 108° 32° 89° Has AC AQI 176 😷

✈️13h

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 71° AQI 41

✈️12min

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Brussels

Belgium

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° AQI 20

✈️24min

$5,644 / mo

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Berlin

Germany

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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✈️37min

$5,377 / mo

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Copenhagen

Denmark

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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✈️38min

$7,430 / mo

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London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 20° 68° AQI 21

✈️39min

$8,637 / mo

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Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 32° 90° 29° 85° Barely AC 🥵 AQI 41

✈️45min

$7,405 / mo

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Prague

Czechia

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️52min

$3,862 / mo

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Vienna

Austria

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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✈️1h

$5,037 / mo

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Budapest

Hungary

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️1h

$3,687 / mo

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Barcelona

Spain

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📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 29° 84° 27° 81° Has AC AQI 33

✈️2h

$6,783 / mo

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Porto

Portugal

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📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌫 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 29

✈️2h

$3,734 / mo

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Lisbon

Portugal

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📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 28° 82° 26° 79° Barely AC AQI 24

✈️3h

$5,065 / mo

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Bangkok

Thailand

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📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 34° 93° 28° 82° Has AC AQI 60 😷

✈️12h

$1,672 / mo

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Tokyo

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

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📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 30° 86° 26° 79° Has AC AQI 13

✈️12h

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Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

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🌥 Feels 42° 108° 32° 89° Has AC AQI 176 😷

✈️13h

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1,200 remote workers in Groningen now, of which 2+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

Members who have been here

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🎒 Nomad Score™	3.15/5 (Rank #523) 67 reviews
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	1% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😳 Extremely expensive: $5,644 / mo
📡 Internet	🚀 Super fast: 60 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Perfect: 22°C72°F (feels 22°C72°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 81%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	🥵 Very low: 7%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Good: 33 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 24 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Good
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Good
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Resilience to climate change	Very bad
💰 Income level*	Very rich: $3,813 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Great
😤 People density	🧘‍♀️ Sprawling: 2k ppl/km² (1 per 22x22m)
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Great
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Good
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Netherlands
🗓️ Average trip length	21 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	60 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 22°C 72°F + 😊 Comfy (81%) = feels 22°C 72°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 33 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 24 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 115
💸 Tipping	Yes, 7.5%
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners because Albert Heijn still doesn't accept CC)
💻 Best coworking space	The Milk Lab
☕️ Best coffee place	Black and Bloom
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	👍11% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	180,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$45,753 / year
😤 Population density	🧘‍♀️ empty: 22x22m (484m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 49% 👱‍♀️ 51%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 79% 👱‍♀️ 21%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Cool Blue
🏠 Apartment listings	Marktplaats
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Transavia
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	KLM

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$5,644 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$3,918 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$6,637 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,896 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$3,067 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$6,358 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,369 / month
🏠 Median home price	$456,161
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$144 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$208 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$115 / month
🍛 Dinner	$21
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$4
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$6
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$5
👩‍🏫 International school	$7,930 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$10 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$9 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$18,761
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$42,290
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$120,290

Groningen

1,200 remote workers in Groningen now, of which 2+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

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