Is Netherlands a good place to live for remote workers?

Netherlands scores 89/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 201.5 Mbps, safety 96, healthcare 85, air quality 91, english 92) — rank 16 of 167. Near-universal English and excellent infrastructure; housing scarcity is the catch.

How fast is the internet in Netherlands?

Median fixed broadband is around 201.5 Mbps. Near-universal English and excellent infrastructure; housing scarcity is the catch.

What does $3,000/month get you in Netherlands?

Single-person essentials run about $1,905/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (1.6× essentials).

Livability · rank 16/167

Is 🇳🇱 Netherlands (Amsterdam) a good place to live?

Quality score 89/100 against essentials of $1,905/month. Near-universal English and excellent infrastructure; housing scarcity is the catch.

The five metrics

Internet 81 201.5 Mbps median broadband, 97% online

Safety 96 0.7 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 85 UHC service coverage 85/100 (2023)

Air quality 91 PM2.5 9.1 µg/m³ (2023)

English 92 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: very strong; World Bank WGI estimate 1.71 · corruption control 1.91 · stability 0.43 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $41.56 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $23.67/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($1,905)	Verdict
$2,000	1.0×	comfortable
$3,000	1.6×	very comfortable
$5,000	2.6×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

🪤 Tax residency triggers at 183 days. Tax residency details →

Similar value-for-money

🇭🇳 Honduras — quality 43.2, essentials $920/mo
🇳🇿 New Zealand — quality 93.4, essentials $2,008/mo
🇸🇪 Sweden — quality 91.4, essentials $1,945/mo
🇲🇽 Mexico — quality 53, essentials $1,122/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Netherlands a good place to live for remote workers?: Netherlands scores 89/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 201.5 Mbps, safety 96, healthcare 85, air quality 91, english 92) — rank 16 of 167. Near-universal English and excellent infrastructure; housing scarcity is the catch.
How fast is the internet in Netherlands?: Median fixed broadband is around 201.5 Mbps. Near-universal English and excellent infrastructure; housing scarcity is the catch.
What does $3,000/month get you in Netherlands?: Single-person essentials run about $1,905/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (1.6× essentials).