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Yes I just moved to Amsterdam (after 4 years in SF, 10 years in Montreal, and growing up in Paris before that) and it all seems way better than expected so far.
by jypepin 10y ago
Yes I just moved to Amsterdam (after 4 years in SF, 10 years in Montreal, and growing up in Paris before that) and it all seems way better than expected so far.
Everyone speaks english, most services also offer communications in english (bank, etc.) so really I don't find myself stuck trying to translate Dutch all the time (until I learn it) and tech seems to grow a lot here. While working in the city, I can see a lot of local tech and SV tech (Uber, booking, Atlassian, etc.).
It's also super cheap overall, and most foreign skill workers get 30% of their salary tax free.
As to move your company, I quickly looked and it seems like the taxes for companies in Amsterdam is easy and nice. 20% on the first 200k, 25% for the rest. And apparently lots of things deducible.
- toomuchtodo 10y agoIsn't the cost of rent fairly high though?
- jypepin 10y agowell, coming from SF, rent is about 60% cheaper. We are able to afford a 2beds 2baths apt well located for what seems reasonable.
- fennecfoxen 10y ago> I don't find myself stuck trying to translate Dutch all the time Dutch is close enough to English that you can eyeball it for a lot of things with just a little basic work: e.g. in the subways where "houd uw kaart op de lezer" (iirc) is "hold your card on the reader" Further examples with just a bit more context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOueN0sV2SY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOueN0sV2SY
- joesmo 10y agoHow do you find the take-home part of salaries compared to the US? I'm considering moving, but from what I've seen, they're only about half. Still considering as I work remotely, but that may not be the case forever.
- jypepin 10y agoif you take the same base salary and apply the 30% ruling, it's roughly the same. You take a little more home in amsterdam.
- joesmo 10y agoHow do you find the take-home part of salaries compared to the US? I'm considering moving, but from what I've seen, they're only about half. Still considering as I work remotely, but that may not be the case forever.