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Here's an overview with pictures and prices. Remember it's cheaper 30 min outslide of the city. http://www.funda.nl/huur/amsterdam/sorteer-huurprijs-op/p8/

Edit: What kind of jobs exactly?

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Thanks for the link

This prices are not expensive

Ok, let me be more specific

- Sw developer makes how much, and that's how much after taxes?

- Senior Sw/Tech lead makes how much, takes how much home?

For reference, here's Dublin:

- Sw dev jobs pay around 3k to 5k per month, taking home btw 2k and 3k for that interval

- A small flat, city center, 1 bedroom can go between 600 to 900, if you go a little further you can have a better price per bedroom. (even get a house for 1400 in some locations)

If you take into account the 30% expat tax discount (which you should make sure you get at all costs) then here it's about 4 to 6k per month with take home of between 3k and 4.5k and a similar 1 bedroom apartment would be around 900 to 1200.

Here are a few jobs like that in Amsterdam: http://www.itjobboard.nl/IT-Jobs/Software%20Developer/Amster...

moving from dublin to amsterdam the housing is a nightmare in general. But once you get the ring of it, you will be okay. There is more freelance opportunities but you need dutch working with the tax system.

It a relaxed transient culture in amsterdam and it takes time to break into circles.

And in general the weather is better than ireland.

Very true: "but you need dutch working with the tax system." Hell, even I have help with the tax-system. A small tip regarding housing: Visit the neighbourhood of choice after/around eight o'clock to get a feel of the streets.

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