One expat who has lived in Groningen for three years, shared on Reddit: “I’m an expat from the UK and have lived here for three years […] the city is super safe, quiet and pretty.
“It’s large enough to have everything you need, but small enough that everything is 10 minutes by bike – max; add in a top-tier public transport network, I can’t think of many places better to live. Loads of nature and a young vibrant atmosphere.”
The expat, who relocated from London, claimed that costs are “on the lower end of Dutch cities” but noted that healthcare, taxes and insurance could inflate living costs.
Another expat told A Way Abroad: “There are no shortages of internationals living in Groningen. Sitting in the city centre’s best greenspace, the Noorderplantsoen, you will sometimes hear as much English as Dutch.
“In general, the international community is welcoming and vibrant. Most are non-Dutch speakers, and many hail from English-speaking countries or have a near-fluent language.”
As for housing, the market has seen a “positive trend” in property values, according to housing data site Walter Living. The latest update for February 2025 states that the average list price went from 360,930 euros last quarter to 363,379 euros this quarter (£300,531 to £302,571).
The latest Statista data shows this is lower than the national average. In the third quarter of 2024, the average price of a single-family home in the Netherlands was around 434,000 euros (£361,370).
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