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| 🌍 Region | Europe | |
| 🚩 Country | Netherlands | |
| 📡 Internet speed | 39 MBPS | |
| ⛅️ Weather | ☀️ 25°C76.73°F + 💦 Humid (87%) + 💨 9km/h = Feels like 28°C82°F | |
| 💨 Air quality | 👍 16 µg/m3 | |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |
| 🚕 Best taxi app | ||
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Lebara | |
| 🏧 ATM take out: EUR 100 | USD 112 | |
| 💸 Tipping | No | |
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) | |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Launchdesk | |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Lebkov | |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 👌 Yes, drinkable | |
| ♻️ Return rate | 0% | |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 120,000 people | |
| 👫 Gender ratio | 👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% | |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious | |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Azerty | |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Pararius | |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Transavia | |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | KLM | |
| 🏥 Best hospital | LUMC | |
| places of worshipchurchesnightlifeuniversitylegal weedno-beachbeachwarm nowwarmhotclean airgood air qualityfast internethigh cost of livinglow crimehigh humidityfreedom of pressdemocracyfreedommany womenfriendly peopleadult nightlife | ||
| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $4,047 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,146 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,614 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,318 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $843 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $413 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $2,701 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $127 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (8 listings) | $1,861 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $61 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $16.87 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2.81 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5.62 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $3.94 |
| Sales tax (VAT/GST) | 21 |
| Individual tax rate (min) | 30 |
| Individual tax rate (max) | 52 |
| 💰 Corporate tax rate | 20 |
Based on Leiden's cost of living, here's selected remote jobs that would cover your costs:
don't come here it's a trap
Getting a place to stay is a challenge, and renting an apartment might be a challenge unless you can show proof on stable income job. most leases are 6-12mths minium
Getting a place to stay is a challenge, and renting an apartment might be a challenge unless you can show proof on stable income job. most leases are 6-12mths minium
great city - perfect weather , great food, great tech scene
Expensive and crowded. Low quality of services. Customer service is a joke. Great internet connectivity. Mediocre food, unless you like Indian, which is everywhere. Crappy weather. Not safe at night (depends on the area of course). I lived in Docklands, didn't feel safe outside of my apartment. Difficult to get anything done without proof of address, so make sure to get a place as soon as possible. Opening a business account in a "traditional" bank can take weeks. Banking is very backward - unless you enjoy browsing PDF statements... I honestly don't understand why London is so popular. I was deeply disappointed and left after a few months. The only real upside is the job market, but as a nomad, you can provide services to London-based businesses from somewhere else.
Great place. You can avoid the dropshipper, FBA and MLM webinar course people who have infested the coworkings here for years, by, well, just not visiting the coworking spaces here.
Expensive and crowded. Low quality of services. Customer service is a joke. Great internet connectivity. Mediocre food, unless you like Indian, which is everywhere. Crappy weather. Not safe at night (depends on the area of course). I lived in Docklands, didn't feel safe outside of my apartment. Difficult to get anything done without proof of address, so make sure to get a place as soon as possible. Opening a business account in a "traditional" bank can take weeks. Banking is very backward - unless you enjoy browsing PDF statements... I honestly don't understand why London is so popular. I was deeply disappointed and left after a few months. The only real upside is the job market, but as a nomad, you can provide services to London-based businesses from somewhere else.
Not a very "freelance/artist" friendly city. The look of someone working inside a coffeeshop is still unusual and unappreciated. Extremely not accessible and not disable friendly (Metro, bus, building, coffeeshops and restaurants...)
Been living in 3 different centrally located airbnb in Berlin (2018), each between 800 and 900€ per month for 40-45 sqm (we're two, so 400-450€ each). Each time a full flat and not a shared airbnb, legal now since some months (though it was always possible to get a full flat before as well). Internet was always between 15 and 50 mbps. I spend 100€ per week on food, including restaurants (pretty cheap here), check for Turkish market on Maybachufer and Turkish stores in Neukölln (I spend less on food here than in Chiang Mai!). Berlin is such an awesome place to live, very multicultural, very tolerant, many different neighborhoods, quite relaxed feeling, many parks, lakes all around. No need to speak German at all. Come over here, probably one one of the best place on earth ;) (written in Sept 2018)
Krakow is my favorite city ! Cheap - you can buy a lunch in around 4$, and rent apartments in the center in around 600EUR. take an uber in less than 3 EUR Friendly - The locals are very friendly and cool and easy to connect with. there is a lot of expats there so there is enough things to do. also i never had problem with language.. they all know english well Beautiful - its one of the most beautiful cities i've been at - even more than prague.. everything here maintained like hundreds years ago and be in the old town is magical Clean - the city is extremely clean
Have spent over 4 years living in Budapest and also extended periods in many other places usually towards the top of the rankings on nomadlist. Nothing compares to Budapest. It is by far the best place in the world to live for people of all ages, but especially young people. It has everything and anything you could possibly want and it's centrally located in the best continent on the planet. I moved away for a few specific reasons but really hate that I had to. The only city I think is even close in comparison to how great Budapest is, is Barcelona.
The best thing about Lviv is that it feels quite alive, with a quite positive vibe. Many young students and tourists all year round, as well as good cafes (Black Honey, Svit Kavy) and decent bars (Pravda). Recommended and usually much cheaper than Kiev.
I’ve spent a lot of time in Kiev as both a nomad and an expat and absolutely love it. It does depend what you’re looking for though. Kiev has very cold winters, usually poor service in restaurants, high prices for western-standard goods like clothes, electronics and ‘ethnic’ foods. If you don’t speak any Russian it’s absolutely fine for a short stay of a few weeks in the centre, but for longer periods you’ll be very limited if you don’t have some language skills. Getting decently priced accommodation for longer periods is tricky if you don’t know how it works. That said, though, it’s a cheap place to be overall with cheap food, drinks, transport and entertainment. There are some very fun and cool local people and a small but nice expat community which is fairly active socially. It’s a beautiful city and there’s loads to do. It’s probably not your typical nomad destination though as the coworking scene is limited and not very ‘sociable’, it doesn’t have a beach or hot weather and many people don’t speak English. I’d recommend it if you like Eastern European food and culture, cheap prices and big city life with a twist.
Out of all the European places we lived in, Lisbon is our favorite and we plan on returning many times.
Spent six months in Istanbul in 1993 when Turkey was really exotic. Didn't return till 2007, when I made mostly Kurdish friends in Sultanahmet, whom I'd see on frequent visits thereafter. Otherwise, I'd skip the city as like throughout Turkey bar the Kurdish areas there's anti Western feeling and targeting of visitors (I noticed that after a meal with alcohol, I'd nearly always be approached by a single male in the street near the restaurant inviting me to a bar certain. I'd suggest going to the first busy café instead, at which point they'd excuse themselves. I suspect some waiters were part of a scam targeting single males).
İt is capital city of turkey and very safe enjoyable environment , relax and warm place :)
Great place. You can avoid the dropshipper, FBA and MLM webinar course people who have infested the coworkings here for years, by, well, just not visiting the coworking spaces here.
Bangkok has some of the best private hospitals in the world. Which is interesting if you're in Asia a lot and you want medical care better than you can get in your home country. Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok is ranked #7 in the world. I did an executive health checkup there and it was great. Prices range from $250 to $750 depending on how many checks you want. You can get blood count, X Ray, ultrasound, hormone check, etc. They also have most other medical disciplines. I also got vaccinations renewed. The hospital is private so it's so much better than the overloaded public healthcare systems of Europe, Canada and UK where everyone tries to avoid helping you, is overworked and angry. In Bangkok they're super nice and helpful and you can make appointments straight with a specialist. Not blocked by a GP like in your home country.
Mostly great weather year round and some of the best food in the world at cheap prices. Probably the best standard of living for the cost in an international city. Good but not excellent public transport. Some questionable reviews being left here by people who possibly never visited,
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