Moving to Amsterdam is Brutal, here is my experience after one week.

People told me finding housing in Amsterdam was hard but… the task is almost impossible

Two weeks ago I decided Amsterdam would be my place to settle, hoping finally this would be the place for me and even though I had been warned by my peers and colleagues, I did all my homework, studied the market and told myself that it couldn’t be as hard as finding an apartment in China, where everybody just spoke Mandarin to do so.

I was extremely wrong, the market here is insane, maybe because we are in a post-covid season and the city is blooming with tourism, perhaps is the interest younger people have towards trying the so-called “legal drugs”, it might be due to the high season rental as schools and Universities are starting again or simply just a slip from the Dutch government when considering housing options for everybody.

The reality is that thousands of people are competing on a daily basis to find an apartment, a room or at least a long-term stay without paying a kidney and a half for it.

Let me break down my first week for you:

I got an Airbnb type of apartment via Expedia, it was a great deal for one week, only paying 917€ after my Genius 30%…