⭐️ Total score | 2.98/5 (Rank #929) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Good |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,595 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 42Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Perfect: 23°C73°F (feels 23°C73°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 66% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 36 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 14 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Great |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Okay |
🎓 Education level* | High |
💰 Income level* | High: $3,813 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Good |
😤 People density | 🧘♀️ Sprawling: 2k ppl/km² (25x25m) |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Good |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Healthcare* | Great |
😄 Happiness* | Great |
🍸 Nightlife | Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Good |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Great |
👩 Female friendly | Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Netherlands |
⏱ Average trip length | 56 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 42 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 23°C 73°F + 😊 Comfy (66%) = feels 23°C 73°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 36 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 14 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | Vodafone |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 102 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.5% |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners because Albert Heijn still doesn't accept CC) |
☕️ Best coffee place | BABO CAFÉ |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | The Work Station |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 150,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $45,753 / year |
😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 25x25m (625m²) per person |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Cool Blue |
🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | KLM |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | KLM |
🏥 Best hospital | Rijnstate |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,595 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,240 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,285 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,224 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $918 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $435 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,549 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $73 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 10 listings) | $2,733 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $90 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 362° cold | 457° cold | 436° cold | 489° cold | 5412° cool | 7222° mild | 7021° mild | 6619° mild | 6820° mild | 5915° cool | 468° cold | 394° cold |
Real | 394° very cold | 489° cold | 468° cold | 5010° cold | 5513° cool | 7222° mild | 7021° mild | 6619° mild | 6619° mild | 5915° cool | 4910° cold | 436° very cold |
Humidity | damp 88% | damp 85% | damp 79% | damp 72% | damp 78% | nice 76% | nice 79% | nice 80% | nice 78% | damp 82% | damp 86% | damp 88% |
Rain | rainy 86mm | rainy 52mm | rainy 50mm | dry 40mm | rainy 105mm | rainy 82mm | rainy 80mm | rainy 54mm | dry 33mm | rainy 100mm | rainy 54mm | rainy 52mm |
Cloud | cloudy 89% | cloudy 71% | cloudy 75% | cloudy 64% | cloudy 82% | cloudy 74% | cloudy 76% | cloudy 77% | cloudy 68% | cloudy 75% | cloudy 80% | overcast 91% |
Air quality | clean 13 US AQI | clean 19 US AQI | clean 14 US AQI | clean 18 US AQI | clean 14 US AQI | clean 14 US AQI | clean 14 US AQI | clean 14 US AQI | clean 13 US AQI | clean 14 US AQI | clean 15 US AQI | clean 12 US AQI |
Sun | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 0 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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