The Netherlands vs Portugal: BEST COUNTRY TO LIVE IN? Cost of life, people, food, safety, weather
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The Netherlands vs Portugal: what is the BEST country to LIVE in? Cost of life, people, food, safety, weather, health system, services, things to do…
Hey guys! I hope you liked this fun video where I explain the biggest differences between The Netherlands and Portugal. Ultimately, both countries are great. I love living in The Netherlands, but I also love and miss Portugal and everything my home country has to offer.
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✨ABOUT ME
Hey there, I'm Beatriz, a 26 year old Portuguese girl!
In 2019 I moved to Amsterdam, from sunny Lisbon, after landing a job in the city of the canals. A year and many adventures later, I decided to start writing about my endeavors in Amsterdam, my traveling adventures and more personal stories I believe are worth sharing.
In 2021, I decided to create this TH-cam channel to help my fellow expats that are considering moving to Amsterdam or The Netherlands. Moving can be really tough, so I'm here to help you out and make your life easier!
Learn more about me here: beatrizpaula.com/about-me/
This video is awesome - thank you. Exactly what I was looking for :)
Thank you for this - it is SO thorough and helpful!!! Thank you!!!
lindona! orgulhosa desta amiga a fazer vídeos cada vez melhores 😍
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Portuguese cuisine "the best" and "very diverse"? Maybe if you eat meat. In my experience, Portugal was the hardest country in Europe to find a vegetarian meal in a restaurant, even in central Lisbon. I don't mean to throw shade, I'm just sharing my observation. I really like your channel!
I’m sorry you had this experience! I actually find Lisbon very diverse in terms of vegetarian / vegan options. But maybe not in the traditional Portuguese restaurants.
So traditional dutch food is vegetarian now?
Good video! I'm also from Portugal but living in Barcelona :)
Obrigada 😃
I love Portugal but i have to think about my career
Cool !!
Great content
great video
Adorei o video! Estou indecisa entre ir para a Universidade em Portugal ou na Holanda, e consegui ter mais noção das diferenças :)
Eu recomendo universidade em Portugal com um semestre em Erasmus nalgum sítio, depois trabalho na Holanda!
Really great video. I am PT but live in the UK and many of these points are applicable to the UK.
Thanks, I can imagine :)
i *smiled* when you chose portugal for partying haha amsterdam has a great rave scene but indeed the whole spirit is better here in portugal.
great awesome video, and i got emotional at the end, i must confess 💕🥰
Hehe always choosing portugal for the nightlife ❤️ although I’ve lived in the Netherlands mostly during covid!
I'm portuguese and lived in London for a while as well as the US. I spent my whole life in Portugal and now am considering moving. I visited the Netherlands for a short while a couple of years ago, been to Rotterdam and a couple of other cities too....but was really dissappointed with Amsterdam - which is the city I hoped I'd be really impressed by.
It felt sooo crowded, not just Amsterdam itself, but other places in the Netherlands - that is what struck me the most. I left London only because of being away from nature (parks dont count) and for how crowded and claustrophobic it can get.
I looooove cultural offering in a city, but I really need to be close to nature as well...so it's hard. Maybe I need to explore other places in the Netherlands, but without a strong cultural offering in the town I'm in, I find it hard to justify a move for myself.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Tudo de bom :)
Bom video, este ano nem as duas semanas de sol tivemos e este inverno vai ser uiuiui
É verdade 🥲
Friendly people are important to me.
Hi Beatriz, came across your channel while searching for a living comparison between Portugal and the Netherlands. I’m from India is used to the subtropical climate (humid summers and dry and warm winters). I’m thinking of moving to either of NL and PT. Portugal is my first preference due to climate, friendliness of locals and a very safe country. My only worry is to get a job (I don’t speak any Portuguese yet) and make decent living. Whereas in the NL, as you said career progression is much more easier and well paid. But I’m not sure about unpredictable overcast, rainy weather in the NL. Could you tell me some of the major in demand job sectors in both countries? Obrigado 🙏
I really need to visit Portugal amd The Netherlands! Both seem like great countries in their own ways. 🙌🏼
You really should 😍
I've found in portugal the only way to get customer service is just go straight to the red book
Ola querida! I live in Portugal and I want to move to Netherlands the end of the year. What’s the first step you recommend for me?! Please, I need to start now 😊
I am from The Netherlands just moved back to Amsterdam from 2.5years in Spain. I would love to do a few months in Portugal (working remote)this year! When you say Dutch cuisine, do you mean from the native Dutch? Because its true noone likes that haha but I do like the food of the immigrants here Caribbean, Chinese etc more than in Spain as I felt like the Spanish food started to become repetitive.
i must say portugal has some of the best food in europe 👏🏾
Right?😍
Bom vídeo. Viver sem as preocupações financeiras de cá é algo que me motiva imenso para sair de cá. Diz-me uma coisa, sentes muito a falta do sol? Já ouvi dizer que é algo que leva muitas pessoas a sentirem-se deprimidas.
Sim, sinto :( as vezes é realmente difícil lidar com este tempo, especialmente quando e suposto ser verão e está mau tempo. No inverno pelo menos uma pessoa já sabe que vai estar frio…
As you are from Portugal, can I ask you some questions about Portugal.
I'm Dutch, retired and in my sixtees and want to move to Portugal.
Without my wife I have to pick up my Life again and want to spent the rest of my Life in Portugal. I hope to meet a nice Portugese lady and maybe a family again, as I don't have that here. With a nice family, I could be the 'uncle with the presents.'
What are the ways to meet nice Portugese ladies in their fiftees / sixtees?
And how could I get into contact with a 'student' who can help me one day every 2 weeks to do jobs like work in the garden or washing my cars. And what do I pay per hour to a 20 year old boy/Girl?
And maybe can you tell me where I can get Portugese tax information?
Obrigada
P.S. Maybe I can help you with your questions about The Netherlands?
You can always ask them.
The waisttax has a history.
Wheather is a good reason to go back. :D
Nice video. I can relate to many of your arguments, maybe not on healthcare but on most other thing i can. But what fascinates me is that on the chart of happiest people on earth The Netherlands ranks number 5 and Portugal ranks only at number 57. In Fact a lot of north European country's rank high and southern country's rank substantially lower. Do you have an explanation for this? I find it mind boggling because i always associate the southern country's with sun, sea, and a relaxed and happy way of living and life.
Hey! I believe it’s money related. Portuguese people are low income earners. Having a higher income allows you to be more stress-free and do things you actually enjoy, instead of counting every last euro every month
It's money Gedo. Everything in this capitalistic world revolves around money. The Dutch, Norwegians, Swedes etc haven''t found the social formula for a happy life........their basic needs are just much better met than nearly everyone else in the world. Here in Portugal the NATURAL ingredients are indeed all here to have an optimal lifestyle, but 740 euros (minimum income) a month doesn't help your nervous system fully relax to be able to enjoy it.
My money comes from neither of these countries so I'm going for the warm people
Hello fu
U said portugal people will help u even if you're a stranger but I messaged u in insta u didn't replied🙂
Hey! I receive lots of messages every day and they stay in my requests. I have a life outside of social media so sometimes I forget to reply - but please let me know your username and I will reply :)
Best tax netherlands.
Best everything else: portugal
Portugal does not win with fish
Fish in the Netherlands is much better
I’ll give you a list of the good restaurants and I promise you’ll change your mind 😉
Are u serious? Im living in the netherlands and its more difficult to find proper fish than a good job
Portugal is a great country and i love the Portugese people but don't forget they receive a lot of EU money to stay great.
Total EU-funds payed to Portugal: 5,011 billion euro annual.
To stay great? My man, Portuguese Governments waste all of the money that the EU gives them. Don't blame the Portuguese people, we can't dictate where the money goes. Portugal is very badly governed and the corruption is insane. We are the poorest country in western europe mainly because our governments are so corrupt and inept.
All of those funds are wasted year after year. Like she said in the videos, portuguese people keep struggling all the time here. High cost of living and ridiculously low wages.
Just came back from Lisbon. The dirtiest city I ever seen so far, smelled like pee everywhere. Lots of beggars. Also very expensive for no reason. Architecture is all over the place and unkempt. Food is mostly salty and uncreative.
Are you talking seriously??