How on earth can you still find an affordable room in Amsterdam? (Dutch spoken)
With an average room price of €970 per month, Amsterdam is the most expensive student city in the Netherlands. In the first episode of Folia’s new podcast De Tijd van je Leven, editors Matthias and Jip explore how you can still find a place to live in a city struggling with a severe housing crisis. The episode is now available on Spotify (Dutch spoken).
In De Tijd van je Leven, editors Matthias and Jip explore in five episodes whether a carefree student life is still possible in 2025. How do you find a room in the most expensive city in the Netherlands? Where do you make friends for life? Which club is an absolute must? How do you resist the temptations of the city? And how do you afford it all? In this first episode, they focus on the search for a room. They talk to senior students and to Teun Otte, chair of the Amsterdam Student Union (ASVA).
