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[–] RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world 27 points 4 months ago (3 children)

If you are skilled labor, yes: https://www.expatica.com/nl/finance/taxes/the-dutch-30-ruling-explained-101641/

But what @abbadon420 said is equally true. Housing market's fucked beyond belief. Now, if you want to WFH and live out in the sticks, you'd be set.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Or you'll need to bring like 500k. No, that's not a joke.

[–] suction@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

For a small flat in an older building, surely not for a single house or even semi…

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The average price of all sold houses, including the shitty apartments in the middle of nowhere, is 440k

[–] suction@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You can drive though the Netherlands in 3h, for Americant’s that means there are no sticks.

[–] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Drive though the Netherlands in 3h

It takes 1 hour to get from Germany in the east to Belgium in the west.

[–] suction@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If I can get from Dortmund in Germany to Calais in France in 4,5 - 5 hours (including stopping to fill up), I sure as hell don't need 3 hours to go across the Netherlands.

I used to drive regularly to Antwerp from Dortmund in a truck and it took between 3,5 and 4 hours.

[–] Schmoo@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The Netherlands is less than half the size of my state. There is nowhere in the Netherlands that is more rural than where I live right now, lol.

[–] RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Eh, there are a few spots that it certainly feels like it, especially the Frisian islands.