€110 insurance per person is a dream for Americans. I have 3 people in my family and it costs $1200 USD monthly for US "healthcare". Then we have a $7000 deductible AND THEN we will owe 20% of the final balance for service.
Keep in mind though that if you don't earn an excess of a certain number as monthly income you will get "zorgtoeslag" (a health insurance allowance) of around €90,- from the government. this ensures that low-incomes don't have to pay that much for insurance. Same goes for the rent, low incomes get "Huurtoeslag" again depending on your monthly income and the type of apartment you live in (you probabaly won't qualify for the rent allowance, sorry. but you could check the health insurance one?)
Really informative video but a slight correction, some companies do cover the whole insurance, I just got an job offer from the Netherlands that covers both my insurance and my partner's insurance. Obviously that does not mean it happens often, maybe I just got lucky.
Hi Andrei - you're so lucky, that's awesome! Guess I just haven't encountered companies in my previous job search that offered this perk. Cheers! Jesse
Healthcare is indeed insane in the Netherlands unfortunately, it just gets worse and worse because of greedy companies and a government that seems to suffer from the same problem. And yes you must by law have healthcare if you are living in the Netherlands or visiting it. It's not like in the US where you can pay cash to the hospital or doctor as it isn't allowed. Dutch electrical is 220 or 230 volts, also make sure you have the right plugs or you can always visit a store that will be able to sell you international adapters for your plugs. any do-it-yourself store has those for sure.
I have heard from another expat living in Amsterdam that you are just fine with the blue european insurance card and you dont need to be insured in the Netherlands :? (p.s. in Germany as a student! i pay 120 euros for health insurance and even a tax because i dont have children (i am 24 lol )
What websites did you find that you forgot to take off the 2 step authentication for? I'm moving to Amsterdam in 17 days and I definitely feel like i'm forgetting some!
Hey guys just wondering if you have any tips for a Canadian applying for jobs in Netherlands? Trying to figure out how to gear my CV so it's up to Netherlands style. Would love to find out about this and any recruiters/sites to look at. I'm not in tech or design so finding it difficult. Also open to a coaching call!
Hi Diderson! When it rains, we still bike for sure. However, we use weather apps like Buienalarm and Buienradar to inform us what time the rain will be lighter so we don't get soaked on the way. If it's pouring rain all day and we have to get on our bikes, we wear our rain jackets and bike with an umbrella 😂
Hi Jerome, we were lucky enough to be able to hire an agent to help us with house hunting so honestly, the hardest part was just being able to PAY for the agent. haha! We also filmed a whole video about our process: th-cam.com/video/xJYV5BV6P1E/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=Cheryl%26Jesse Check it out :)
€110 insurance per person is a dream for Americans. I have 3 people in my family and it costs $1200 USD monthly for US "healthcare". Then we have a $7000 deductible AND THEN we will owe 20% of the final balance for service.
Great info, thanks!
Great info. Have you done a video on why you moved from Vancouver to Amsterdam? xo from Van!
$220 euros for healthcare? That is amazing ❤. We ( 2 people) pay close to $900 for bronze coverage in washington.
Keep in mind though that if you don't earn an excess of a certain number as monthly income you will get "zorgtoeslag" (a health insurance allowance) of around €90,- from the government. this ensures that low-incomes don't have to pay that much for insurance. Same goes for the rent, low incomes get "Huurtoeslag" again depending on your monthly income and the type of apartment you live in (you probabaly won't qualify for the rent allowance, sorry. but you could check the health insurance one?)
expats do not get zorgtoeslag, they can easily pay it.
@@jaccovermeulen2762 depends on where they come from.. EU citizens can still get zorgtoeslag.
These are so helpful! And it’s nice to see a fellow Canadian in the Netherlands! Will be moving there soon!
Really informative video but a slight correction, some companies do cover the whole insurance, I just got an job offer from the Netherlands that covers both my insurance and my partner's insurance. Obviously that does not mean it happens often, maybe I just got lucky.
Hi Andrei - you're so lucky, that's awesome! Guess I just haven't encountered companies in my previous job search that offered this perk.
Cheers!
Jesse
Healthcare is indeed insane in the Netherlands unfortunately, it just gets worse and worse because of greedy companies and a government that seems to suffer from the same problem. And yes you must by law have healthcare if you are living in the Netherlands or visiting it. It's not like in the US where you can pay cash to the hospital or doctor as it isn't allowed.
Dutch electrical is 220 or 230 volts, also make sure you have the right plugs or you can always visit a store that will be able to sell you international adapters for your plugs. any do-it-yourself store has those for sure.
je zeurt
Holy cow the 2FA thing I didn't even think about it!!
raindays: in 1990 I was a paperboy in that year it rained 13 times while I had my hourly run
Am planning to come and staying there in Netherland
110 euros per month is amazing compared to here in the US 🙏
But you have to compare salaries too.
I have heard from another expat living in Amsterdam that you are just fine with the blue european insurance card and you dont need to be insured in the Netherlands :? (p.s. in Germany as a student! i pay 120 euros for health insurance and even a tax because i dont have children (i am 24 lol )
What websites did you find that you forgot to take off the 2 step authentication for? I'm moving to Amsterdam in 17 days and I definitely feel like i'm forgetting some!
Arathy Our bank accounts and cell phone companies!
$200 a month for insurance is expensive? I pay almost $700 for basic medical for me and my wife, not counting co-pay or deductible.
Hey guys just wondering if you have any tips for a Canadian applying for jobs in Netherlands? Trying to figure out how to gear my CV so it's up to Netherlands style. Would love to find out about this and any recruiters/sites to look at. I'm not in tech or design so finding it difficult. Also open to a coaching call!
i paid 1046 euro for my health isnurance for 2021.
when it's raining do you still ride the bike or you wait for the rain to reduce or finish?
Hi Diderson! When it rains, we still bike for sure. However, we use weather apps like Buienalarm and Buienradar to inform us what time the rain will be lighter so we don't get soaked on the way. If it's pouring rain all day and we have to get on our bikes, we wear our rain jackets and bike with an umbrella 😂
@@CherylJesse wow 👏
157 rainy days/year in Copenhagen. Lol i thought it Amsterdam was worse than Copenhagen :)
what was the 2 hardest parts about finding an apartment?
Hi Jerome, we were lucky enough to be able to hire an agent to help us with house hunting so honestly, the hardest part was just being able to PAY for the agent. haha! We also filmed a whole video about our process: th-cam.com/video/xJYV5BV6P1E/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=Cheryl%26Jesse
Check it out :)
If you move to a city in the Netherlands buy a bicycle it's cheaper faster and healthier
Best regards
Frits
You are factually incorrect in that Meta covers 100% of health care costs for NL employees
Wow that’s great ! It’s so rare but I’m glad they offer that to their employees.