Where to live in Amsterdam
Amsterdam has all the benefits, as well as the disadvantages, of a multi-cultural city. There is an excellent choice of cultural, shopping and sporting facilities, but in some areas drug-related crime, poverty and racial tensions are serious problems. Housing prices are low compared with many other same-size European cities, unless you are trying to find somewhere in the old city centre.
In almost all areas there is a mix of architectural styles, from period houses to new, impersonal apartment blocks. Public transport is excellent, with trams, an underground, a light railway and ferries. Forget your car unless you need to travel outside the city and take to a bicycle, but remember to take a sturdy lock and chain. Amsterdam has an excellent website for ex-pats and those who want to do business, work or study in the city: www.iamsterdam.com.
![Bos en Lommer district](https://www.wantedineurope.com/i/grid/storage/uploads/2020/02/Bon_En_Loomer_Amsterdam_.jpg)
Situated in the west of Amsterdam, the Bos en Lommer quarter offers easy access to both the exit way...
![City Centre Area](https://www.wantedineurope.com/i/grid/storage/uploads/2020/02/City_Centre.jpg)
Amsterdams biggest tourist attraction is Amsterdam itself. Millions of tourists line up every year f...
![De Baarsjes neighborhood](https://www.wantedineurope.com/i/grid/storage/uploads/2020/02/Bos_en_Lommer-2.jpg)
Named after a 17th-century inn called de drie baarsjes (the three basses the fish) de Baarsjes has o...
![Geuzenveld, Slotermeer and Osdorp districts](https://www.wantedineurope.com/i/grid/storage/uploads/2020/02/Geuzenveld.jpg)
The districts of Geuzenveld, Slotermeer and the similar Osdorp are west of the Bos en Lommer quarter...
![Noord area](https://www.wantedineurope.com/i/grid/storage/uploads/2020/02/Noord-2.jpg)
The north of Amsterdam (that is, everything north of the river IJ) also comprises the low buildings...
![Oost area](https://www.wantedineurope.com/i/grid/storage/uploads/2020/02/Oost-2.jpg)
A description of all the buildings in the eastern quarter would be extensive: the small sub-district...
![Slotervaart neighborhood](https://www.wantedineurope.com/i/grid/storage/uploads/2020/02/Slotervaart.jpg)
The village of Sloten is 200 years older than Amsterdam, but has now been assimilated by the city....
![Westerpark area](https://www.wantedineurope.com/i/grid/storage/uploads/2020/02/Westerpark.jpg)
The Westerpark area is named after the big park in the quarter, around the Westergasfabriek, a forme...
![Zeeburg neighborhood](https://www.wantedineurope.com/i/grid/storage/uploads/2020/02/Zeeburg-2.jpg)
East of the central Station lies Zeeburg. It comprises the Indische Buurt (lit: Indian neighbourhood...
![Zuid district](https://www.wantedineurope.com/i/grid/storage/uploads/2020/02/Zuid-2.jpg)
The outermost canal of the centre of Amsterdam is the Singel, and south of that much of whats good a...
![Zuidoost neighborhood](https://www.wantedineurope.com/i/grid/storage/uploads/2020/02/Zuidoost-2.jpg)
The south-east of Amsterdam is divided in three parts: Bijlmer, Gaasperdam and Driemond. The biggest...