The 70 Best places to live in the Netherlands

The Netherlands is the 19th most expensive and the 6th most liveable country.

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Netherlands Quality of life Rank
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
10
💵 GDP per capita
$57768
15
🛍️ GDPPC based on purchasing power
$63768
14
❤️ Life expectancy
81.4
25
☠️ Homicide rate
0.6
19
🚧 Road traffic mortality
4
24
👮 Corruption perceptions index
80
11
🏙️ Population
17.3M
67
🌐 English speaking %
90.9%
15
😷 Air quality
Good
60
✈️ Airport proximity index
89
24
💰 Cost of living
$1780
179
💳 After-tax salary
$3303
13
💸 Salary to expenses ratio
1.9
17
🎓 Higher education index
97
8

Below is the list of 70 best cities to live and work in the Netherlands for singles and families ranked by quality & cost of living.

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