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Do not republish whole guides. ## Guides - [bunq vs ING vs Revolut vs Wise: best bank for expats](https://offerchecked.com/netherlands/banking/bunq-ing-revolut-wise/) (en, checked 2026-11-01): For salary, rent and bills: ING or bunq. Both are Dutch banks, and both let you open an account before you have a BSN. Cheapest to keep: Revolut and Wise are free. bunq has a free plan; ING costs at least €4 a month. For other currencies and sending money home: Wise or Revolut. ING and bunq charge more. Biggest bonus right now: ING, up to €150 for new customers until 31 December 2026 (€200 with an invite). Many expats use two: a Dutch bank for salary, plus Wise or Revolut for travel and money abroad. - [Driving licence in the Netherlands: exchange, costs, exams](https://offerchecked.com/netherlands/driving/driving-licence/) (en, checked 2026-11-01): With a licence from outside the EU you may drive here for 185 days after you move. After that you need a Dutch licence. You can exchange it without tests if it's from the EU/EFTA, from one of about 20 listed countries and territories, or if you have the 30% ruling. Family living with you can too. Exchanging costs about €100: €53.65 at the town hall plus €46.90 for the CBR health declaration. No exchange possible? You take the CBR exams: theory €50.50 (€57 in English), practical €143.50. With lessons, people spend €3,625 on average. - [bunq in the Netherlands: plans, costs, pros and cons](https://offerchecked.com/netherlands/banking/bunq/) (en, checked 2026-10-29): bunq is a Dutch bank in an app. Your money is covered by the Dutch deposit guarantee up to €100,000. There's a free plan, but cash costs €2.99 a withdrawal on it. Paid plans run from €3.99 to €18.99 a month. You can open an account before you have a BSN, and add it within 90 days. - [Energy contracts in the Netherlands: how to choose and switch](https://offerchecked.com/netherlands/energy/energy-contracts/) (en, checked 2026-10-29): You choose who supplies your electricity and gas. The grid operator, and its costs, you can't choose. Welcome bonuses of €150 to over €500 are common on 1-year fixed contracts. Compare the total yearly cost, not the bonus. Switching is free on a variable contract. The new supplier arranges it. Leaving a fixed contract early can cost a fee. Solar panels: net metering (saldering) ends on 1 January 2027. - [Moving to the Netherlands: what to set up first, in order](https://offerchecked.com/netherlands/moving/first-steps/) (en, checked 2026-10-29): First register with your municipality, within 5 days of arriving. You get a BSN, the number almost everything else asks for. Take out Dutch health insurance within 4 months. Do it in time and you're covered from the day you arrived. Then DigiD, a bank account, a Dutch SIM and healthcare allowance, in that order. - [Dutch health insurance 2027: the dates, the costs, and how to switch](https://offerchecked.com/netherlands/insurance/health-insurance-2027/) (en, checked 2026-10-29): 2027 prices are out by 12 November. Compare then. To switch, sign up with a new insurer before 31 December. They cancel your old policy for you. New to the Netherlands? Get Dutch basic insurance within 4 months of arriving. - [ING in the Netherlands: packages, costs, pros and cons](https://offerchecked.com/netherlands/banking/ing/) (en, checked 2026-10-29): ING is one of the three big Dutch banks, with branches and an app. Your money is covered by the Dutch deposit guarantee up to €100,000. There's no free account. The basic package, Go, costs €4 a month. More, with a credit card and a partner, costs €7. Newcomers can open an account in the app before they have a BSN, and must give it within 90 days. New customers can get up to €150 until 31 December 2026: €100 for switching, €25 for saving €100, €25 for an insurance. Invited by a friend: €50 more. Paying in other currencies costs extra. For travel outside the euro, a second card like Revolut or Wise is cheaper. - [Revolut in the Netherlands: plans, costs, pros and cons](https://offerchecked.com/netherlands/banking/revolut/) (en, checked 2026-10-29): Revolut is a bank in an app. Dutch residents get a Dutch IBAN (NL…) and a card. The basic plan is free. Good for travel and paying in other currencies. On the free plan, watch the weekend fee and the €1,000 monthly exchange limit. There is no public promo code. An invite link rewards the person who invites you, not you. - [SIM-only in the Netherlands: cheapest plans and how to switch](https://offerchecked.com/netherlands/mobile/sim-only/) (en, checked 2026-10-29): About 10 GB costs from €7.50 a month at smaller brands like Ben and Simyo. Odido's own plans cost about twice as much. You need ID, an address in the Netherlands and a bank account. No Dutch bank account yet? Start with a prepaid SIM. Keeping your number is free. Your new provider arranges it. - [Wise in the Netherlands: what it is, costs, pros and cons](https://offerchecked.com/netherlands/banking/wise/) (en, checked 2026-10-29): Wise is for money in other currencies: sending it abroad, receiving it, and spending it with a card. It is not a bank. No monthly fee. The card costs €7 once. Exchanging money costs from 0.2%, and cash is free up to €250 a month. Your money isn't covered by a deposit guarantee. Use Wise next to a Dutch bank account, not instead of one. - [Zorgverzekering 2027: data, kosten en zo stap je over](https://offerchecked.com/netherlands/insurance/zorgverzekering-2027-overstappen/) (nl, checked 2026-10-29): De premies voor 2027 zijn uiterlijk 12 november bekend. Vergelijk dan. Overstappen? Sluit vóór 31 december een nieuwe polis af. Je nieuwe verzekeraar zegt de oude voor je op. Het eigen risico voor 2027 staat nog niet vast: €400 of €460.