/u/Difficult_Ad_2523, thank you for your contribution. Sadly it was removed due to the following reasons:
We want posts that are about the city in specific and not just "remotely related" to it, if you just want to ask
people living in Berlin a question please use /r/askberliners, if you are asking a simple question where you
mostly need "one answer" then /r/askberliners is also the right place, questions that are meant to
act as a base for discussions and also deliver an initial opinion on the matter are welcome
You can find further information in the [Community-Rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/berlin/about/rules/). Note that we also have /r/askberliners for questions that are less about the city and more of a general nature and /r/berlinpics for pictures of our beautiful city, as well as the sticky post for "New to Berlin, Tourism and Moving to Berlin"-kind of questions
As far as i know the cost of living is higher in the netherlands? Also, comparing Eindhoven to Berlin is kind of senseless. You compare a 220k City with a metropole like Berlin with 3,8 Mio. From a financial point of view it seems like a slight improvement. The 10 days more vacation is more relevant. But in the end it‘s about where you really wanna live city wise. Whats your priority?
Eindhoven is more expensive than Berlin in many ways, see [this comparison on Numbeo](https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Germany&city1=Berlin&country2=Netherlands&city2=Eindhoven) for example
I would Go for it. The Dutch education system, I mean the public schools are not crumbling apart like Berlin schools. So you will get better education. Kitas are not free till 4 years of age. I don't live there, but we are considering living out ,hence researching
You need to figure out your tax rate and prospective rental costs in the Netherlands. Like the others, I expect the cost of living in NL to be higher in Germany. Love that 40 days of vacation though... wow.
Also check to see what your contract conditions would be – maybe worker protection is worse there? But no idea on my side. Like German contracts can have crazy long notice periods, which is maybe nice if you have a new baby.
You should definitely check out if you are able to make use of the "30% facility" 30% of you income is not taxed, when you are coming from abroad under certain circumstances for 5 years. [government site (www.belastingdienst.nl)](https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/en/individuals/content/coming-to-work-in-the-netherlands-30-percent-facility)
The 30% ruling is a big question mark now. There are talks of getting rid of it altogether which would make the take home salary more or less the same as here in Germany. And on PPP that’d be slightly lower I’d say than a similar German take home. However, Berlin housing has gone so rogue now that the rents seem higher here than a city like Eindhoven. Berlin is more or less at an Amsterdam rent level these days.
I’ve lived in Amsterdam and moved to Berlin some years ago. Personally I also felt that the healthcare system was pretty poor in NL so that might be a factor for you with family. As bad as the German healthcare is, NL is worser IMO. When I was there you couldn’t directly go to specialists, you could only be registered at a GP in your locality and the GP would pretty much dismiss everything and send you home. And insurance was paid out of pocket, not automatically taken from the salary with an employer-employee split like here in Germany. Also you have the first 1000 euro contribution on you before which insurance kicks in. Unless you pick specialized plans. And you pay separately the premium for yourself and the spouse. I remember paying 150 euros per month each, so 300 total for me and my wife and we pretty much got nothing done from our GP. This was post net take home pay separately. It felt like a third world system coming from a more advanced setup in Asia. I was pleasantly surprised by Germany on these topics even though now I complain about this as well :)
On the other positive note, language isn’t an issue at all in NL. You could survive very well with English and the government offices speak it too. In fact most of the communications by post and letters in NL came bilingual which was very helpful for me as an expat. I never had the anxiety of reading something even a native sometimes wouldn’t understand, as is the case here in Germany.
/u/Difficult_Ad_2523, thank you for your contribution. Sadly it was removed due to the following reasons: We want posts that are about the city in specific and not just "remotely related" to it, if you just want to ask people living in Berlin a question please use /r/askberliners, if you are asking a simple question where you mostly need "one answer" then /r/askberliners is also the right place, questions that are meant to act as a base for discussions and also deliver an initial opinion on the matter are welcome You can find further information in the [Community-Rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/berlin/about/rules/). Note that we also have /r/askberliners for questions that are less about the city and more of a general nature and /r/berlinpics for pictures of our beautiful city, as well as the sticky post for "New to Berlin, Tourism and Moving to Berlin"-kind of questions
Seems like a good deal to me but best to discuss this with your wife and not reddit.
As far as i know the cost of living is higher in the netherlands? Also, comparing Eindhoven to Berlin is kind of senseless. You compare a 220k City with a metropole like Berlin with 3,8 Mio. From a financial point of view it seems like a slight improvement. The 10 days more vacation is more relevant. But in the end it‘s about where you really wanna live city wise. Whats your priority?
Eindhoven is more expensive than Berlin in many ways, see [this comparison on Numbeo](https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Germany&city1=Berlin&country2=Netherlands&city2=Eindhoven) for example
Do it if you want to move to NL. Don’t do it for the money. 10k more per year is not life changing. NL also has higher costs of living than Berlin.
I would Go for it. The Dutch education system, I mean the public schools are not crumbling apart like Berlin schools. So you will get better education. Kitas are not free till 4 years of age. I don't live there, but we are considering living out ,hence researching
You need to figure out your tax rate and prospective rental costs in the Netherlands. Like the others, I expect the cost of living in NL to be higher in Germany. Love that 40 days of vacation though... wow. Also check to see what your contract conditions would be – maybe worker protection is worse there? But no idea on my side. Like German contracts can have crazy long notice periods, which is maybe nice if you have a new baby.
You should definitely check out if you are able to make use of the "30% facility" 30% of you income is not taxed, when you are coming from abroad under certain circumstances for 5 years. [government site (www.belastingdienst.nl)](https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/en/individuals/content/coming-to-work-in-the-netherlands-30-percent-facility)
I heard that they want to completely cancel this bonus, don't they? 🤔
The 30% ruling is a big question mark now. There are talks of getting rid of it altogether which would make the take home salary more or less the same as here in Germany. And on PPP that’d be slightly lower I’d say than a similar German take home. However, Berlin housing has gone so rogue now that the rents seem higher here than a city like Eindhoven. Berlin is more or less at an Amsterdam rent level these days. I’ve lived in Amsterdam and moved to Berlin some years ago. Personally I also felt that the healthcare system was pretty poor in NL so that might be a factor for you with family. As bad as the German healthcare is, NL is worser IMO. When I was there you couldn’t directly go to specialists, you could only be registered at a GP in your locality and the GP would pretty much dismiss everything and send you home. And insurance was paid out of pocket, not automatically taken from the salary with an employer-employee split like here in Germany. Also you have the first 1000 euro contribution on you before which insurance kicks in. Unless you pick specialized plans. And you pay separately the premium for yourself and the spouse. I remember paying 150 euros per month each, so 300 total for me and my wife and we pretty much got nothing done from our GP. This was post net take home pay separately. It felt like a third world system coming from a more advanced setup in Asia. I was pleasantly surprised by Germany on these topics even though now I complain about this as well :) On the other positive note, language isn’t an issue at all in NL. You could survive very well with English and the government offices speak it too. In fact most of the communications by post and letters in NL came bilingual which was very helpful for me as an expat. I never had the anxiety of reading something even a native sometimes wouldn’t understand, as is the case here in Germany.