nemo57

Hi everybody.
I am living and working in the netherlands for couple of years with my wife and two babies. However, I have been offered a job in Manchester.
But I am not still sure about the life quality and living costs in Manchester versus the Netherlands.

My sallary in Machester is set around 45K GBP and here in the netherlands is about 57K euro. I was said that the taxation on income in uk is lower than in the netherlands and housing in manchester is cheaper than in the netherlands major cities. (not sure about them),

I would be thankful if anybody is able to provide me some info about housing (rental and buying), health insurance, taxes, transportation, any support for the children by the government, safety, etc in Manchester.


Thanks.

roaringmouse

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/ Google search results HM Revenue & Customs Transport for Greater Manchester Benefits information Greater Manchester Police may have information.

mikelincs

I assume you are all British Citizens, then health care would be free under the NHS as you would be resident, forget all the current scare stories, these are discussion papers and are not likely to come into law for a long time. There would, of course, be no bar to you taking out private insurance if that's the way you want to go.

nemo57

Thanks for your reply.
no. none of us are UK citizens. Does it make a difference for health insurance?

dunroving

NHS eligibility is based primarily on UK residence rather than on citizenship, so if you become legal residents of the UK, you should be eligible for free NHS care.

mikelincs

You haven't stated your citizenship, and we are assuming you are EU citizens.