Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Capital
- Amsterdam
- Region
- Western Europe
- Population, 2025
- 18 million
- Currency
- EUR
- Area
- 41,850 km²
Across Netherlands's 68 priced cities, one person needs about $2,789 a month, rent included; the average net salary is $4,034.
Livability
The same seven domains as for cities, scored at country level; safety falls back to the homicide rate where Numbeo has no survey.
71out of 100
- Purchasing power25%72
- Safety20%72
- Health care15%78
- Climate10%87
- Air quality10%85
- Connectivity10%81
- Cost10%13
How each domain is scored
- Purchasing power, 25%
- What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
- Safety, 20%
- Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
- Health care, 15%
- Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
- Climate, 10%
- Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
- Air quality, 10%
- 30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
- Connectivity, 10%
- Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
- Cost, 10%
- Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.
- Livability rank among countries
- #7
What it costs
Averages over the country’s cities, weighted by population. New York = 100.
Cost of living index
80.3
New York = 100, rent excluded
Rent index
35.0
New York = 100
Purchasing power
154.4
New York = 100
One person
$2,789
A month, rent included
Net salary
$4,034
Average, a month after tax
Rent, one bedroom in the centre
$1,636
A month
Economy
World Bank development indicators; each figure is the latest year with data.
GDP per person
$73,684
2025
Growth
+1.8%
2025
Unemployment
3.9%
2025
Inflation
3.3%
2025
Life expectancy
82.0 years
2024
Internet users
97%
2024
Taxes
Headline rates side by side from three references, with the source of each.
- Top income tax rate
- 49.5%
- SourcePwC
- Lowest income tax rate
- 0%
- SourceWikipedia
- Corporate tax
- 25.8%
- SourcePwC
- VAT or sales tax
- 21%
- SourcePwC
- Capital gains, individuals
- 36%
- SourceWikipedia
- Social security, employee
- 27.7%
- SourceTrading Economics
- Inheritance tax
- 40%
- SourceWikipedia
Headline statutory rates as of Sep 2026; brackets, allowances and regional taxes change what a given person pays.
Safety and internet
Numbeo’s crime survey, the World Bank homicide series and the Speedtest Global Index.
Safety
- Safety indexNumbeo, higher is safer
- 72.3
- Crime indexNumbeo, lower is better
- 27.7
- HomicidesPer 100,000 people, 2023
- 0.7
Internet
- Fixed downloadMbps, median, #29 worldwide
- 226
- Mobile downloadMbps, median, #18 worldwide
- 158
- Change in a yearFixed download speed
- +9%
Cities in Netherlands
Sort by any column. Livability and cost use the same scales as every city page.
| 1The Hague (Den Haag) | 71 | 82.2 | $1,679 | $4,250 | 166.8 | 474.3K | High confidence, 80 contributors |
| 2Leiden | 69 | 80.4 | $1,753 | $4,160 | 160.6 | 119.7K | High confidence, 23 contributors |
| 3Eindhoven | 68 | 78.1 | $1,753 | $4,002 | 156.3 | 235.7K | High confidence, 91 contributors |
| 4Utrecht | 68 | 82.3 | $1,926 | $4,389 | 158.7 | 376.4K | High confidence, 70 contributors |
| 5Groningen | 68 | 79.1 | $1,368 | $3,134 | 140.2 | 244.8K | High confidence, 41 contributors |
| 6Rotterdam | 67 | 84.3 | $1,928 | $4,248 | 152.0 | 868.1K | High confidence, 83 contributors |
| 7Zutphen | 67 | 75.5 | $1,033 | $6,314 | 333.1 | 36.2K | Low confidence, 4 contributors |
| 8Zaanstad | 66 | — | — | — | — | 140.1K | Low confidence |
| 9Amsterdam-Oost | 66 | — | — | — | — | 135.8K | Low confidence |
| 10Noord | 66 | — | — | — | — | 116.8K | Low confidence |
| 11Apeldoorn | 66 | 76.9 | $976 | $3,329 | 178.7 | 136.7K | Medium confidence, 15 contributors |
| 12Amsterdam Nieuw-West | 66 | — | — | — | — | 151.7K | Low confidence |
| 13Amsterdam-Zuid | 66 | — | — | — | — | 144.4K | Low confidence |
| 14Amsterdam-West | 66 | — | — | — | — | 143.8K | Low confidence |
| 15Dordrecht | 66 | 77.2 | $1,511 | $5,309 | 227.2 | 119.3K | Medium confidence, 9 contributors |
| 16Zoetermeer | 66 | 77.8 | $1,378 | $4,554 | 204.4 | 115.8K | Medium confidence, 11 contributors |
| 17Venlo | 65 | 78.2 | $1,137 | $3,782 | 187.0 | 102K | Medium confidence, 17 contributors |
| 18Zandvoort | 65 | 80.2 | $689 | $3,869 | 233.5 | 16.9K | Low confidence, 3 contributors |
| 19Zwolle | 65 | 74.5 | $1,026 | $3,098 | 165.2 | 129.8K | High confidence, 24 contributors |
| 20Amsterdam | 65 | 86.2 | $2,655 | $4,804 | 139.0 | 741.6K | High confidence, 253 contributors |
| 21Spijkenisse | 65 | 69.4 | $1,119 | $4,592 | 242.8 | 75K | Medium confidence, 6 contributors |
| 22Almere | 64 | 77.4 | $1,416 | $3,823 | 169.5 | 176.4K | Medium confidence, 16 contributors |
| 23Breda | 64 | 84.8 | $1,458 | $4,141 | 173.3 | 184.1K | Medium confidence, 13 contributors |
| 24Sittard | 64 | 72.5 | $870 | $3,365 | 196.4 | 48.4K | Medium confidence, 5 contributors |
| 25Arnhem | 63 | 78.9 | $1,463 | $3,760 | 162.3 | 162.4K | High confidence, 42 contributors |
| 26Maastricht | 63 | 79.7 | $1,312 | $3,390 | 154.4 | 122.4K | Medium confidence, 14 contributors |
| 27Alkmaar | 63 | 79.3 | $804 | $3,392 | 194.4 | 94.9K | Medium confidence, 8 contributors |
| 28Roermond | 63 | 74.7 | $870 | $3,329 | 191.1 | 45K | Medium confidence, 11 contributors |
| 29Amersfoort | 63 | 78.0 | $1,607 | $4,034 | 166.0 | 139.9K | Medium confidence, 5 contributors |
| 30Tilburg | 62 | 80.3 | $1,444 | $3,372 | 145.4 | 221.9K | High confidence, 20 contributors |
| 31Zaandam | 62 | 78.0 | $1,378 | $4,783 | 214.5 | 71.7K | Medium confidence, 14 contributors |
| 32Nijmegen | 62 | 83.9 | $1,530 | $3,527 | 144.5 | 177.4K | Medium confidence, 15 contributors |
| 33's-Hertogenbosch | 62 | 80.6 | $1,636 | $3,725 | 149.6 | 160.8K | Medium confidence, 11 contributors |
| 34Almelo | 62 | 80.9 | $1,378 | $4,890 | 215.6 | 72.7K | Medium confidence, 9 contributors |
| 35Enschede | 62 | 78.3 | $1,345 | $2,925 | 132.6 | 153.7K | Medium confidence, 14 contributors |
| 36Lelystad | 62 | 75.7 | $689 | $2,468 | 154.6 | 79.8K | Medium confidence, 11 contributors |
| 37Haarlem | 62 | 85.6 | $2,002 | $4,252 | 147.9 | 162.5K | High confidence, 37 contributors |
| 38Middelburg | 61 | 74.2 | $1,435 | $4,304 | 192.9 | 46.5K | Medium confidence, 10 contributors |
| 39Leeuwarden | 61 | 87.1 | $1,406 | $3,042 | 128.1 | 124.5K | Medium confidence, 10 contributors |
| 40Emmen | 61 | 76.2 | $918 | $2,870 | 159.0 | 57K | Medium confidence, 6 contributors |
| 41Oegstgeest | 61 | 76.2 | — | $4,525 | 194.5 | 21.1K | Low confidence, 2 contributors |
| 42Zeist | 61 | 77.4 | $1,508 | $4,399 | 188.3 | 60.9K | Medium confidence, 5 contributors |
| 43Goes | 61 | — | $1,952 | $3,214 | — | 36.9K | Low confidence, 3 contributors |
| 44Ijmuiden | 61 | 77.0 | — | $4,409 | 188.6 | 31.9K | Low confidence, 3 contributors |
| 45Veldhoven | 61 | 79.6 | — | $4,577 | 193.0 | 5.3K | Medium confidence, 9 contributors |
| 46Oostrewolde | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | Low confidence, 2 contributors |
| 47Voerendaal | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | Low confidence |
| 48Heerlen | 61 | 74.7 | $1,148 | $3,206 | 161.4 | 93.1K | Medium confidence, 15 contributors |
| 49Best | 61 | 72.7 | $1,515 | $4,104 | 179.9 | 29.1K | Medium confidence, 10 contributors |
| 50Den Helder | 60 | 72.6 | $918 | $2,525 | 143.7 | 59.6K | Medium confidence, 6 contributors |
| 51Wageningen | 60 | 77.3 | $1,224 | $3,444 | 165.0 | 35.4K | Medium confidence, 16 contributors |
| 52Rijswijk | 60 | 73.8 | $1,450 | $3,826 | 170.9 | 47.3K | Medium confidence, 10 contributors |
| 53Drachten | 60 | 77.4 | $918 | $2,629 | 144.4 | 45.2K | Medium confidence, 5 contributors |
| 54Bussum | 60 | 80.0 | $1,702 | $4,757 | 187.3 | 31.3K | Medium confidence, 6 contributors |
| 55Hoofddorp | 60 | 77.7 | $2,066 | $3,559 | 125.8 | 132.7K | Medium confidence, 11 contributors |
| 56Ede | 60 | 75.9 | $1,369 | $3,559 | 162.2 | 67.7K | Medium confidence, 11 contributors |
| 57Deventer | 60 | 73.2 | $1,378 | $3,444 | 158.9 | 97.3K | Medium confidence, 7 contributors |
| 58Beverwijk | 59 | 74.5 | — | $3,597 | 156.1 | 37.6K | Medium confidence, 8 contributors |
| 59Bergen op Zoom | 59 | 81.2 | $1,350 | $3,369 | 149.8 | 66.3K | Medium confidence, 5 contributors |
| 60Veenendaal | 59 | 79.6 | $1,091 | $2,698 | 134.9 | 61.3K | Medium confidence, 6 contributors |
| 61Halle | 58 | 80.0 | — | $3,481 | 146.5 | — | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 62Hilversum | 58 | 85.1 | $1,741 | $4,068 | 154.0 | 83.6K | Medium confidence, 10 contributors |
| 63Amstelveen | 58 | 78.1 | $2,319 | $4,848 | 158.7 | 79.6K | Medium confidence, 15 contributors |
| 64Delft | 58 | 78.7 | $1,745 | $3,664 | 143.1 | 95.1K | High confidence, 32 contributors |
| 65Hengelo | 57 | 76.5 | $1,349 | $2,700 | 123.6 | 82.3K | Medium confidence, 8 contributors |
| 66Vlissingen | 56 | 82.0 | — | $2,900 | 120.7 | 45.3K | Low confidence, 2 contributors |
| 67Huizen | 56 | 77.5 | — | $2,668 | 113.8 | 41.3K | Low confidence, 1 contributors |
| 68Schiedam | 54 | 75.3 | $1,665 | $2,525 | 103.3 | 75.4K | Medium confidence, 7 contributors |
| 69Etten-Leur | 54 | 77.3 | — | — | — | — | Low confidence, 3 contributors |
| 70Veendam | 54 | 79.3 | — | — | — | 28.2K | Low confidence, 2 contributors |
| 71Lisse | 54 | 79.1 | — | — | — | 22.3K | Low confidence, 2 contributors |
| 72Gouda | 53 | 79.5 | $1,837 | $2,564 | 96.7 | 72K | Medium confidence, 10 contributors |
| 73Harderwijk | 53 | 83.2 | — | — | — | 40.5K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 74Voorburg | 53 | 83.5 | — | — | — | 38K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 75Valkenburg | 53 | 89.3 | $1,740 | $2,436 | 90.4 | — | Low confidence, 2 contributors |
| 76Borculo | 51 | 105.7 | $3,247 | $3,479 | 82.3 | 10.4K | Low confidence, 0 contributors |
| 77Tiel | 50 | 78.1 | $2,296 | $2,181 | 71.9 | 40.7K | Low confidence, 4 contributors |