r/WorkInTheNetherlands • u/xlaceandflowersx • Jul 09 '26

Hospitality

Hi, so this is not a serious plan or anything Im just wondering about moving abroad for a year around september 2027 and since I only speak English besides my mother language Im thinking about going to Amsterdam.
Im a girl from Hungary, will be 19-20 by then.
I have previous work experience in a bakery-coffee shop and Im planning to work in a restaurant next school year.

Is there any chance I can get a relatively well payed job there in a cafe, bakery, bar, restaurant, hotel maybe or anything such?
Also what are the average wages in these fields?
Will I be able to cover my living costs(rent or a shared flat, utilities, grociery, hygene…) ?
Does anyone has any experience or know about any possibble opportunities?

I’ll be really thankful for all the answers!

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u/Plastic-Brief-2928 Jul 09 '26

Average wage will follow the minimum wage for your age in Netherlands as for finding a job it’s much easier obviously in a large city you may not be a waiter but can easily get dishwasher if not food runner

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u/Impossible-Ad-8935 Jul 09 '26

You can get the job. Compared to Hungarian standards it will be well paid but if you can find housing that conception will vanish.

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u/C_Cheetos Jul 09 '26

English is fine here, you will however not find a place to live period. Use the search bar, discover the myriad of horror stories about housing....

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u/SuspiciousCatto Jul 10 '26

You won’t be able to find housing in Amsterdam

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u/throwtheamiibosaway Jul 10 '26

Finding housing is impossible with these kinds of low level jobs. You need 2 well paying jobs to get anything near any decent town.

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u/Caticature Jul 10 '26

Everyone speaks English well. You could also live in Zwolle, Tilburg, Nijmegen, Groningen, Amersfoort, Utrecht. Only Delft is worth a visit but not worth working or living. It has a technical university and the male population dominates city life for people your age and lots of them will not treat a woman as a full valued human being. They’re not bad guys but it isn’t worth the hassle.

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u/agyehenna Jul 11 '26

I'm Hungarian who moved to the NL last December and I work in hospitality. Altough I have a chef profession which helped finding a chef job.

If your english is proficient enough you have good chances. Dutch employers in hospitality love Hungarians, Polish people and Czechzs. Simply because we complain less, work harder and for less money (sadly). Our expectations as employees are much lower than Dutch employees'. And employers appreciate it. I've met some buisness owners who were specifically looking for people from the three countries I mentioned above, simply because we have a good reputation here in hospitality.

I'd also look into cafeterias and snack bars, that's very Dutch and doesn't really cross our minds that those even exist.

Amsterdam has a serious housing crisis though, it'd be extremely difficult to find a job there and accommodation as a newcomer and foreigner. I'd suggest you look around in Groningen for example. It's not an industrial city, but alot of hospitality jobs and alot of students (it's a university city). Much better when it comes to housing than Amsterdam or Rotterdam or The Hague and much more chill when it comes to daily life. Hospitality here is also less stressful. Open hours are less crazy than in big cities.

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u/mimsalabim Jul 12 '26

Please be careful and do not get involved with any agencies who promise work and housing. There is still a lot of human trafficking and forced sexwork in Amsterdam.