Nijmegen Scores

  • Friendliness to outsiders: The attitude towards foreigners is often open and friendly, but not overly intrusive.

  • Walkability: The area of Nijmegen is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.

  • Expenses: Nijmegen has quite high prices for food and accommodation. Usual monthly spendings are around $3600
  • Education: The level of secondary and higher education in Nijmegen can be described as very high.

  • Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.

  • English: The locals speak English perfect.

  • Internet: There is high-speed Internet in Nijmegen.
  • Female friendly: The relationship between men and women is quite liberal, a woman has all the rights and freedoms. But the way of life in society continues to be patriarchal.

  • Level of happiness: Statistics show that most residents feel happy and completely satisfied with their lives.

  • Racial tolerance: The citizens of Nijmegen is quite tolerant and respectful of the bearers of any other nationality or race, their mentality, national languages, cultures, behavior, appearance.

  • Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots in Nijmegen.

  • Fits for families: The infrastructure of Nijmegen provides the necessary level of comfort for recreation and long-term stay of families with children. There are several large parks, a sufficient number of playgrounds and sports grounds.

  • Nightlife: At the same time, the level of quality of services provided in most of these establishments is significantly high.

  • LGBTQ friendly: It has been established that the majority of Nijmegen citizens have an excellent attitude towards the LGBT community.

  • Air quality: The air in Nijmegen is considered to be very clean. A favorable climate, no sources of dust.
  • Freedom of speech: The lack of censorship can be described as high.

  • Income: The average monthly salary in Nijmegen is quite high around $3800.
  • Entertainment: There are many interesting places, where you can take a fun with your friends or to spend romantic date.

  • Quality of life: In terms of health care, demography, education, environmental conditions, economic conditions, employment, the standard of living can be assessed as good.

  • Free WiFi: Almost half of all cafes, restaurants and gas stations have free wi-fi. But there are cases when you have to pay for Wi-Fi, the cost is usually indicated in the check.

  • Startup friendly: In the past few years, startups in Nijmegen have gained high popularity, increasing the flow of money invested.

  • Safety: In general, the situation in Nijmegen is calm, the average level of safety, but in some areas there are exceptions. Please be vigilant.