Amsterdam: the vibe
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The verdict
Liked · 72Commenters who have lived or visited mostly speak warmly of Amsterdam's quality of life and work-life balance, with caveats about high housing costs and a sense that the city suits those with good salaries.
- work-life balance
- quality of life
- friendly people and vibe
- public transport
- good salary makes living easy
- culture and museums
- housing and rent costs
- cost of living rising
- tourist crowds
- cost of living for locals
- Dutch work-life balance is a major draw for residents
- Amsterdam feels better than London to former residents
- High salary makes living there much easier
- Rising house prices are pushing locals to despair
- Visitors find the city magical and easy to love
Read from 8 videos, 27 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
My Life in Amsterdam 🇳🇱 / work in tech, rent, taxes / best place ever? 😍
Lenny Winter · 539K views · 2023
What viewers said
“As a Dutch person living in London I can say that the Nederland is 10/10 compare to anywhere in the world.”
♥ 307 likes
“I'm glad that really happy people exist. Young, beautiful, high paying professional who lives in free countries, can travel and enjoy life ❤”
♥ 267 likes
“It’s the Dutch work/life balance. We work to live, not live to work.❤”
♥ 467 likes
“I moved from Amsterdam to Almere (20 minute drive by car or train) and I just found out that more people born in Amsterdam live in Almere than in Amsterdam.”
♥ 27 likes
“I was so impressed with your video. What a smart young woman you are ! Amsterdam was my city, born there in 1935. I left in 74 to marry my late American husband and moved to California. Still a little homesick after all that time ! I am gla”
♥ 232 likes
“This is hands down the best video about living in Amsterdam. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.”
♥ 183 likes
“Nice vid! I wish everyone could live abroad for a while just to have a taste of how life works in other parts of the world. I’ve lived in 4 countries at this stage and preparing for the next move”
♥ 28 likes
“Interesting. I live in the US and also work remotely in IT. And I'm traveling to London, Amsterdam, and Paris for the first time in May!”
♥ 17 likes
“I don't usually comment but I have to say, you are so inspiring! i'm looking for a city in Europe to study (tech related degree) and I, just as you did, plan to relocate multiple times throughout my career. Knowing that you were able to mak”
♥ 96 likes
“When you have a nice salary, is easy to feel happy where you live, no matter where... Many people from Nederlands are getting very sad because the cost of living there is getting insane, specially because of the price of the houses, wich is”
♥ 7 likes
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.