These are the only Dutch cities where room prices are actually going down

While the prices of rooms are increasing almost everywhere in the Netherlands, four Dutch cities are seeing a decrease in the price of rental rooms. 

The Q3 Kamernet Rent Report 2024 has investigated how room rents have changed in Dutch cities over the past year – and it’s not all bad. 🎉  

Prices are going up — but not everywhere

On average, prices of rental rooms in the Netherlands have increased by 7.2% compared to last year. 

Sounds bad? It is… But don’t lose all hope! Four Dutch cities are resisting the trends and are actually seeing a decrease in room rents. 

Renting a room in the cities of Den Bosch, Ede, Leeuwarden, or Zwolle is getting cheaper, with rents in Den Bosch even decreasing by 13.1%. Hoera voor Den Bosch!

This puts rents in these cities at €509 (Den Bosch), €440 (Ede), €410 (Leeuwarden) and €552 (Zwolle) respectively. 

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In addition, Wageningen and Enschede offer more affordable room options, even if the rents are not exactly decreasing. Renting there will, on average, cost you a whopping €600 less than in Amsterdam. 

These cities take the crown… for skyrocketing rents 

Unfortunately, you’re going to have a hard time finding any other Dutch city where rents are not going up. These increases, as you might’ve guessed, are likely due to a lack of available rental properties. 

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The cities that saw the biggest rent increases in the past year were Tilburg, Maastricht and Haarlem. The latter is now the second-most expensive Dutch city when it comes to room rents, with individual rooms costing an average of €809. 

Still, Amsterdam remains the most expensive city to rent a room in (surprise, surprise), with the average room rent in the capital reaching a staggering €991. 😳

How expensive is renting a room in your city? Let us know in the comments!