Quality of life
The Netherlands is one of Europe's top countries to live in. It has an overall good standard of living, based on indicators such as rent, clothing, food and transport. Amsterdam is the industrial, financial, cultural and trading heart of the Netherlands. It has one of Europe's best airports in close proximity: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The city of Amsterdam is home to many museums, café's and open-air markets. Transport is excellent, consisting of a wide network of trams, buses, trains and a subway system. In addition, you can ride your bicycle anywhere you want!
With 755.269 inhabitants from 173 different nationalities, Amsterdam is a unique city. Thanks to its mix of classic and contemporary, the city is a leading tourist destination. Amsterdam's beauty is a result of its many cultural attractions, its history, the many warehouse departments, shops, cafés and creative businesses. Impressive modern architecture and international financial institutions mix perfectly with the historic character of this dynamic city.
Cost of living
Cost of living in the Netherlands is favorable compared to other countries. For example, in terms of standardized prices and earnings, Amsterdam is more affordable than London, Zurich, Chicago, Geneva, Dublin and Basel.
Multilinguality
More than 80% of the Dutch population speaks English well. For a foreign company, a multilingual and highly skilled workforce is easy to be found in the Netherlands.
International schools
While the Dutch have a strong educational system, there is also the possibility of international schooling for children of mobile families from the global workforce. There are several schools available in the Amsterdam region. For example, The International School of Amsterdam (ISA) has been meeting the educational needs of the international community of the greater Amsterdam area for four decades. The British School of Amsterdam is an independent co-educational day school offering a quality British style education to children of all nationalities between the ages of two and fifteen. Furthermore, there are the Japanese School of Amsterdam, The European School, the École Française d'Amsterdam and others.
