⭐️ Total score | 3.16/5 (Rank #543) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Good |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,780 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 30Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Nice: 18°C64°F (feels 18°C64°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 80% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 18 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 33 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Great |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Good |
🎓 Education level* | High |
💰 Income level* | High: $3,813 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Great |
😤 People density | 🧘♀️ Low density: 3k ppl/km² (17x17m) |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Good |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Great |
😄 Happiness* | Great |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Good |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Great |
👩 Female friendly | Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | Europe |
🚩 Country | Netherlands |
⏱ Average trip length | 12 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 30 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 18°C 64°F + 😊 Comfy (80%) = feels 18°C 64°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 18 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 33 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Galgenveld |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Nije Veld |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | Lebara |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EUR 100 = USD 106 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 7.5% |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners because Albert Heijn still doesn't accept CC) |
☕️ Best coffee place | Dreadlock Jetset |
☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Coffee Company |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Cafe Jos |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍16% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 170,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $45,753 / year |
😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ not busy: 17x17m (289m²) per person |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Cool Blue |
🏠 Apartment listings | Pararius |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Transavia |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | KLM |
🏥 Best hospital | Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,780 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,042 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,807 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,088 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $661 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $265 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,183 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $149 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 4 listings) | $3,005 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $99 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $11 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $18,761 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $42,290 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $120,290 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ 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 | 7323° mild | 7021° mild | 7021° mild | 6820° mild | 5915° cool | 468° cold | 394° cold |
Real | 394° very cold | 479° cold | 468° cold | 5010° cold | 5513° cool | 7323° mild | 7021° mild | 6820° mild | 6720° mild | 5915° cool | 489° cold | 436° very cold |
Humidity | damp 86% | damp 80% | damp 78% | nice 70% | damp 77% | nice 80% | nice 85% | nice 84% | nice 82% | damp 84% | damp 87% | damp 88% |
Rain | rainy 88mm | rainy 51mm | rainy 51mm | dry 39mm | rainy 102mm | rainy 80mm | rainy 80mm | rainy 54mm | dry 33mm | rainy 97mm | rainy 53mm | rainy 54mm |
Cloud | cloudy 89% | cloudy 70% | cloudy 75% | cloudy 63% | cloudy 80% | cloudy 74% | cloudy 75% | cloudy 76% | cloudy 66% | cloudy 76% | cloudy 78% | overcast 90% |
Air quality | clean 40 US AQI | okay 59 US AQI | clean 38 US AQI | clean 43 US AQI | clean 38 US AQI | clean 35 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI | clean 29 US AQI | clean 34 US AQI | clean 47 US AQI | clean 34 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 | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 267 people | 400 people | 200 people | 333 people | 333 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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