Eindhoven

Life quality score

City ranking

Housing

6
164/265
Details
Large apartment$1500.00
Medium apartment$1200.00
Rent index [score]0.62
Small apartment$980.00

Cost of Living

5
172/248
Details
5km taxi ride$15.00
A Cappuccino$2.90
A beer$1.10
A kilogram of Apples$2.10
Bread$0.58
Inflation [score]0.51
Lunch$17.00
Monthly fitness club membership$28.00
Monthly public transport$88.00
Movie ticket$12.00
Price of a meal at a restaurant$86.32

Startups

4
173/264
Details
Average monthly increase in number of startups2
Average monthly increase in number of startups [score]0.27
Coworking spaces [score]0.76
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co2
Meetups [score]0.37
Meetups groups104
Meetups members22420
Number of investors7
Number of startup events in the last 12 months121
Number of upcoming meetup events15
Startup climate scene [score]0.54
Startup events16
Startup events [score]0.40
Startups [score]0.44
Total number of startups84

Venture Capital

3
96/192
Details
Funding accelerator namesStartupbootcamp HighTechXL
Number of funding accelerators1
Venture capital [score]0.30

Travel Connectivity

5
65/266
Details
Airport hub79
Airport hub [score]0.39
Intercity train connectivity [score]0.57

Commute

6
16/255
Details
Traffic handling [score]0.92

Business Freedom

9
64/264
Details
Business freedom80.00
Business freedom [score]0.77
Freedom from corruption83.00
Freedom from corruption [score]0.92
Lack of labor restrictions64.00
Lack of labor restrictions [score]0.52
Time to open a business4.00
Time to open a business [score]0.97

Safety

9
23/266
Details
Crime rate [score]0.84
Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year1
Guns per 100 residents4
Lack of gun related deaths [score]0.99
Lack of guns [score]0.98
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score]0.98

Healthcare

9
15/265
Details
Healthcare expenditure [score]0.90
Healthcare quality [score]0.95
Life expectancy (years)81.86
Life expectancy [score]0.91

Education

5
79/240
Details
Best university in rankingEindhoven University of Technology
Best university ranking177
Country mean scores in PISA math test531.84
Country mean scores in PISA reading test511.23
Country mean scores in PISA science test522.06
PISA math ranking (high school)10
PISA ranking10
PISA ranking (high school) [score]0.86
PISA reading (high school)12
PISA science (high school)13
Percent of happy students0.81
Percent of low performers in PISA math test0.15
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test0.14
Percent of low performers in PISA science test0.13
Percent of top performers in PISA math test0.19
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test0.10
Percent of top performers in PISA science test0.12
University quality [score]0.15

Environmental Quality

9
24/266
Details
Air quality [score]0.80
Cleanliness [score]0.99
Drinking water quality [score]0.85
Urban greenery [score]0.88

Economy

5
147/263
Details
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area0.85
Currency for urban areaEUR
GDP growth rate0.01
GDP growth rate [score]0.25
GDP per capita$47354.53
GDP per capita [score]0.76

Taxation

5
106/266
Details
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score]0.61
Income tax level [score]0.38
Profit tax (% of profit)0.40
Time overhead to file company taxes119
VAT (Sales Tax)0.21

Internet Access

8
26/266
Details
Download speed (Mbps)90.98
Internet access (download) [score]0.82
Internet access (upload) [score]0.71
Upload speed (Mbps)21.48

Leisure & Culture

4
207/264
Details
Art galleries98
Art galleries [score]0.52
Cinemas58
Cinemas [score]0.46
Comedy clubs33
Comedy clubs [score]0.61
Concert venues124
Concerts [score]0.55
Historical sites61
Historical sites [score]0.47
Museums53
Museums [score]0.40
Performing art venues87
Performing arts [score]0.55
Sport venues42
Sports [score]0.66
Zoos11
Zoos [score]0.71

Tolerance

9
9/266
Details
LGBT Equality Index97.37
LGBT Equality Index [score]1.00
LGBT adoption rights✔ Legal
LGBT age of consent✔ Equal
LGBT blood donation regulations✖ Banned (1-year deferral)
LGBT conversion therapy regulations✔ Banned
LGBT discrimination legality✔ Illegal
LGBT employment discrimination legality✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT gender changing rights✔ Legal, surgery not required
LGBT homosexuality rights✔ Legal
LGBT housing discrimination legality✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT marriage rights✔ Legal
Tolerance towards minorities [score]0.87

Outdoors

5
143/266
Details
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score]0.11
Median peak in meters60.00
Urban area elevation (meters)20.00
Water access [score]0.81
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Cost of living

Costs of living in Eindhoven are in the 172nd place of all 248 Teleport cities. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international  cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.

Housing costs (USD)

$850$1,100
$980
Median rent for
apartments in city center

Daily living costs (USD)

Monthly fitness club membership$28
Movie ticket$12
Broadband internet connection$28
Monthly public transport$88
Lunch$17
-25%
compared to
San Francisco
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Job salary calculator

Software Engineer salaries in Eindhoven are above average. For this job type, Eindhoven ranks 117th for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Eindhoven.

Estimated annual salary (in USD)

$46,736
Median salary
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Taxation

Personal taxation

Effective income tax rate

14%
For annual salary of $40000
30%
For annual salary of $80000

Value added tax (VAT)

21%
Standard tax rate. Different rates might apply for certain product categories.

Compared to other cities

137/266

Corporate taxation

Compared to other cities

93/263
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Safety

Gun crimes & Ownership

3.90
Guns per 100 people
0.58
Gun deaths per 100k people / year
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Overall crime rate city ranking

The overall crime rate puts Eindhoven in position 43 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.

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Visa

For visits up to 90 days

Required with citizenship of

Startup Visa

Residence permit for startups
Investment requiredFunding providedDuration
NoNo1 year
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People in Eindhoven

Population of Eindhoven

632,800
839 /km²
144/264
Density (people per unit of area)
1%
Growth in 2015-2020
Eindhoven

Demographics of Netherlands

Median age
43
Elderly people
18%
Life expectancy at birth
81
GDP per capita (in USD)
$47,355
81/263
Unemployment
6%
150/264

Languages

English proficiency score
72
99/228
Common spoken languages
Dutch

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Software Engineer
15.53%
Founder
6.80%
Marketing Manager
5.83%
Project Manager
3.88%
Content Marketing
2.91%
Graphic Designer
2.91%
Mechanical Engineer
2.91%
Other
59.22%

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Climate

Average number of days per year without rain

281

Climate type

Marine West Coast

Average daily maximum temperature

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On living in Eindhoven

Eindhoven is a major city in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands. With a population of over 213,000 people, it's the fifth-largest city of the Netherlands. It is by no means a main tourist destination in the country and most travel guides will devote no more than a page or two to it. Nevertheless, this bustling and modern city has a lot more to offer.

Eindhoven's history is dominated by industrial development and is inextricably linked to electronics giant Philips and, to a lesser degree, DAF Trucks. Although those industries have mostly disappeared, Eindhoven remains a European technology hub, hosting a technical university and many technically oriented companies and cooperation initiatives. In addition, over the past decade the city has become the capital of Dutch design.

Right until the beginning of the 20th century, Eindhoven was no more than a village. Less than a century later its number of inhabitants had boomed to over 200,000. The main reason for this tremendous increase in size was the establishment of electronics multinational Philips, which was founded as a light bulb manufacturing company in 1891 and was headquartered in Eindhoven until 1997. As Philips grew, the city of Eindhoven grew with it to feed the company's constantly growing need for workers. Philips' strong presence in the city gained it the title of "Lichtstad" (City of Light) and is still prominent today, as many of its former buildings are considered valuable industrial heritage and have been renovated. Frits Philips (1905-2005), who led the company for decades, was the city's main benefactor and was extremely popular among the people of Eindhoven. When walking the streets of Eindhoven today, you'll find his and other names associated with Philips everywhere. Parks, theaters, sports facilities and many streets are named in their honor.

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Good Country Index

Every city comes with a country. How is this one doing in terms of giving back to the global community? Our friends at The Good Country Index measure what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity, and what it takes away, relative to its size.

Overall ranking

Netherlands
3rd from a total of 163 countries

World Order

4th

Refugees hosted

Refugees generated

Charity giving

Birth rate

UN Treaties signed

International Peace & Security

42nd

Dues in arrears to UN peace keeping budgets

International violent conflict

Peacekeeping troops

Arms exports

Internet security (2014)

Planet & Climate

15th

Ecological footprint

Reforestation since 1992

Hazardous pesticides exports

CO2 emissions

Ozone

Prosperity & Equality

10th

Development assistance

FDI outflows

Fairtrade market size

UN volunteers abroad

Open trading

Culture

5th

Freedom of movement

Press freedom

Creative services exports

UNESCO dues in arrears as % of contribution

Creative goods exports

Science & Technology

15th

Nobel prizes

Patents

Journal exports

International publications

International Students

Health & Wellbeing

10th

Pharmaceutical exports

Voluntary excess donations to the WHO

Food aid

Humanitarian aid donations

International Health Regulations Compliance

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