Amazing video! I am so glad I made the decision to study in the Netherlands. I have experienced things I would never have experienced if I had stayed in my home town. I totally agree on transportation though. Crazy expensive!! All students should have discounts (not just the Dutch ones). Also the housing crisis can be very overwhelming. I have known homeless students living from friends' houses to hostels and they really regretted their choices. Eventually you always manage to find a solution. But be aware these moments can be hard (like seriously hard). Love your personality as well keep going!
i plan to study in sep 2023. What advice or tips would u give me, like maybe things i should look on from early on etc. Btw i'm a non-eu student if that helps :)
@@milenamitiko it would be great to meet you :) After watching your video about grocery shopping, I started going to the market nearby Markthal, so I might meet you there sometime
Thank you Milena for the video. I am a prospective student of ERASMUS University and right now I am a bit stressed about the finance.. It would be helpful if you could tell us where to find second hand textbooks? Find reliable housing? Or any other saving money tips you might have? Please let me know 🙏🙏
Hii I'm glad you enjoyed this video!! For reliable housing, have you watched my video on housing in rotterdam? that one really has most of my tips and I also recommend you then take a look at my "things to watch out before renting a room" video! For the rest I'll make sure to keep these ideas in mind for future content! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment :)
hi! i've watched some of your videos and they're amazing, you give me a clearer insight about living as a student at the netherlands. Can you make a video about fashion shopping for girls and travelling? and maybe foods? thanks 🥰🥰
I'm sorry but no, I am a dutch student and if you got a job here it'd be minimum wage which is wayyy lower than in the USA for example. You'd be making 7-10 euro's an hour (depending on your age of course). Living expenses like food you'd be able to afford that on your minimum wage, but not housing. Housing is at least 350 and don't forget the expenses of studying there 🤯
@@djoeke2675 Hey!! Bit random sorry for that, but may I ask how students can afford (if they can?) their cost of living there? Or are they mostly supported by their families? And I mean, both Dutch and foreigners, since you are living there and said you are Dutch. ✨ Oh and after that energy crisis and inflation that’s happening rn in the eu, that would be very helpful! Tysm
@@me3ei Hi! I'm an international student in the Netherlands and in my experience, I can afford living in my city, which is already quite cheaper than the bigger cities, from, like you said, support from my family (they pay for part of my rent and my tuition) and my side-job of working as a student assistant at my university (I pay for my own groceries, leisure, and other bills), but you can also request support from the government. If you're eligible, you can receive a rent subsidy from the government based on your age and income and certain requirements for your home and you can also receive a health insurance subsidy from the government based on your income (I think you need to have a job to be eligible for this) and the type of health insurance you have. The Dutch students I know also receive financial support for their studies via student loans but I'm not 100% sure if internationals can do that becaue I haven't looked into it. The energy crisis and inflation definitely affected rent the most but certain municipalities as far as I know offer support for that too, but the deadline for the application for this might have already passed. I personally didn't get financial support to deal with the energy crisis and inflation, but this is because I didn't sign up for it. This is just in my experience so it might be different for everyone (especially depending on whether you get EU benefits or not) and I could be remembering some stuff wrong, and it might be different based on the city you're staying in. Hope this helps!
@@Chris-gd4io Oh my god!! Thank you very much for this information!! It seems liveable. I study in my home country in eastern-europe I work as an intern but winter was hard to keep up with the bills and food prices especially. Sorry for the late reply, yes that was very helpful!! Also good luck with your studies and enjoy summer as well!!
@@me3ei Thank you so much! My parents actually live in Eastern Europe and it's been really hard with the inflation for them too. We are not originally from Europe so it's been hard dealing with the inflation for them since there are little to no support for foreigners in their country compared to the benefits I get in the Netherlands as an international student. Good luck with your studies and enjoy the summer too!
Hi!! I really would like to move to the netherlands to study abroad. Im aware that i will need to work to support myself financially. But i think i will not be able to earn the enough quantity to live there. Any advice i can get?? Thannksss, nice video