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Gonna shed some light on this (for @JWestland and @Well_is_it too) as I moved over to Amsterdam 6 months ago.
Tax isn't higher for foreigners, it's higher for everyone. Over €33k and it's 42%. Add to that the (legally required) health insurance and it can be a fair chunk.
HOWEVER if you're brought over to work in the Netherlands, you can apply for the '30% ruling'. There's more info here but the short version is that, providing you can meet a number of requirements, you can get up to 30% of your net salary tax free.
It's a fantastic place to live and work. There's a lot of opportunity for skilled people (e.g. graphic design) and the quality of life is pretty unbelievable.
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JWestland
If you have not worked in the Netherlands before the maximum you'll pay is 30% IIRC.
Regardless of your income. That 30% is only applicable from the 30% tax scale as well so your total taxable amount is less. Private healthcare insurance very often is a benefit which will be taken from your tax free allowance, same as in the UK.
For the first 10? years you'll be better off providing you haven't worked in NL over the last ten years.