Over the past few months, the average price of a student room in the Netherlands once again climbed, with an increase of 5.6 %.
However, some Dutch student cities are more responsible for this increase than others. So, which cities saw prices rise? And did any city see a drop? 📉
Let’s talk about the data
Kamernet has collected data from 14,200 rooms across 19 cities, comparing prices from the last quarter of 2024 to the same time a year earlier.
And what did they find? The average price of a student room stands at €705 per month compared to €681 euros last year.
These cities saw the biggest rent hikes
Some cities saw huge jumps in average rental prices in the last quarter of 2024. 👇🏼
- Leiden experienced a 17.3% increase in rent
- Tilburg experienced a 16.9% increase in rent
- Nijmegen experienced a 15% increase in rent
Ouch. 😬 Can we perhaps experience a similar increase in wages?
In good news, these cities saw rent drop
Believe it or not, student rent actually fell in a few Dutch cities. 👇🏼
- Ede experienced a -3.5% decrease in rent
- Wageningen experienced a -1.6% decrease in rent
- Leeuwarden experienced a -1.1% decrease in rent
- Breda experienced a -0.3% decrease in rent
And what might be the most shocking news of the week — Amsterdam’s prices dropped by -0.1%.
Okay, that’s barely anything. But hey — a win is a win. 🙏🏼
That being said, Amsterdam still remains in first place for the most expensive city for students, with average room prices sitting at an unbelievable €974 per month.
Coming in second place is Utrecht, with an average of €835 per month.
What about room availability?
The number of available student rooms across the Netherlands hasn’t changed much overall.
While there were fewer rooms in Haarlem and Leiden, this was balanced out by an increase in Zwolle, Eindhoven and Ede.
Would you pay €974 monthly for a tiny student room in Amsterdam? Let us know in the comments.