Pros and Cons of Living in Groningen Netherlands

[goldenbear846]

Pros of Living in Groningen

Very safe

Fast internet

Good air quality on average

Nomad List members liked going here a lot

Spacious and not crowded

Very easy to do business

High quality of education

Great hospitals

Roads are very safe

Great freedom of speech

Democratic

Everyone speaks English

Very safe for women

Very family friendly

Very friendly to LGBTQ+

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Cons of Living in Groningen

Too expensive

Not much to do

Cold now

Gets cold in the winter

Very damp now

Not many Nomad List members go here

Very difficult to make friends

Many people smoke tobacco

[goldenfish468]

Great place to live. Not sure why 'Fun' and 'Nightlife' are classified as 'Okay' - it's actually great better than Amsterdam in my opinion. 60k students on a population of 200k. Dozens of bars and clubs in the same area, drinks are cheap, bars don't close until 4-6am. Expenses are lower than listed too.

[organicbird383]

Groningen is easy going but very international. Due to it's kind of "remote" location (well Amsterdam is only 2 hrs. away) it's an island one its own with lots to do here: culture, nightlife (véry late!) but also a lot of beautiful quiet nature in the surroundings, You take a bike and you are in the middle of nowhere in just 15 minutes: lakes, woods in the south, or at the northside of the city: beautiful endless tyoical dutch landscapes with lots of famous black and white frisian cows, mills, canals, and even a real river, Reitdiep.