I (also live in Netherlands and) visited Manhattan once on holiday, wondered about that myself. My takeaway from what a friend living there said.. downtown NY i

I (also live in Netherlands and) visited Manhattan once on holiday, wondered about that myself. My takeaway from what a friend living there said.. downtown NY is great but expensive. Eating outdoors is the norm. Groceries are expensive as well. Things add up, make sure your income does too. And its very noisy at night.