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  • You're right, the range for Amsterdam was certainly a mistake. That range was actually for postdocs not for PhDs. thanks for correcting that. And thank you for your good answer.
    – AziZ
    Commented Jul 25, 2021 at 6:08
  • "€500/month is going towards a pension fund. This is money you can't immediately access but obviously it still has value." - what is person leaves Netherlands permanently? Won't these 500 euro be just taken by the govenrment?
    – user141903
    Commented Jul 26, 2021 at 6:54
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    @Wacek No. It can still be paid out if you retire when living abroad. You can also choose to immediately transfer the accumulated pension to your new pension fund if you take up employment elsewhere. Commented Jul 26, 2021 at 7:59
  • @Tom van der Zanden, Yes indeed you can. But take into account that when you get it paid out you will probably have to pay taxes over it, it is not tax free money, so that reduces the value somewhat.
    – user53923
    Commented Jul 27, 2021 at 16:54