🇳🇱 Studying in Amsterdam
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Bike-first city with excellent English, strong universities and a very competitive housing market — start housing early.
Map of Amsterdam
Live map with the real landmarks around your city — tap a layer to open it in Maps.
What's on in Amsterdam
Direct links to real event platforms, pre-searched for Amsterdam.
- EventbriteParties, workshops, meetups and student nights
- MeetupLanguage exchanges, sports and hobby groups
- ESN section finderYour local Erasmus Student Network section and its trips
- TicketmasterConcerts, festivals and big venues
- SongkickLive music calendar by city
- Facebook eventsWhere most student events actually get posted
- Official city event calendarMunicipal what's-on listings — usually the most reliable
- University eventsYour host university's own calendar
Getting around
- • GVB metro, tram, bus and ferries inside the city
- • NS trains from Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam Centraal / Zuid
- • Cycling is the default way to get around
Student essentials (estimates)
- Rent: €700–€1,100 / month (room)
- Monthly budget: €1,100–€1,500 / month
- Transport pass: OV-chipkaart / contactless; student discounts are limited for internationals
- Lunch: €12–€18
- Coffee: €3–€4
Neighbourhoods students love
- Amsterdam-Noord
- Nieuw-West
- Oost
- Diemen