living in amsterdam
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Amsterdam West & Oud West is deffo good, i got friends with spacy apts. there, one for even below 400 euro's..(close to center, 3 rooms, kitchen, bathroom) i need to add this one (lucky)guy has been on a waiting list of over 4 years (!!!), so be prepared.
I myself lived in a very comfy apt./studio in Rotterdam in the 90's(near Nighttown, Kruiskade), at the time it was relatively easy&cheap, but hell, nowadays in Rotterdam it's hard to get a good deal for living space..
and to make things worse, in the far outskirts of NL, well at least here down south in Zeeland, is now 'hip' to live, esp. for rich and old people, but also for young ones, and the most basic starterhomes will easily cost above 150k euro's to buy, and often even above 200k (that's over half a million guilders for the dutchies!! rijtjeshuis!!)...
so it basically sux anywhere, maybe except for the outskirts of Groningen though (up north)..
anywhere it'll surely help if you find inside information about some landlords, and stay away from institutions that put you on endless waiting-lists... aaargh..