August 2026 at a glance
The key takeaways of this monthly rent report, in the order they matter, so you have the story before you reach the charts. Each point is written for this place and month from the report's own figures, whether it concerns the level of asking rents, rent per m², the like-for-like change against the month before or how homes, neighborhoods and cities compared. Read them as a summary of asking rents in new rental listings first stored on Luntero that month. The sections below show the figures behind every point and how they were measured.
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Median rent per square metre was €31.8 for a median home of 70 m², up 3.5% like for like on July
- 2
Homes under 35 m² asked €59.8 per m², against €25.8 for homes of 120 m² or more
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Homes under 50 m² asked 95% more per square metre than homes of 90 m² and up: €51.0 against €26.2
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Listings asking up to €1,000 had a median size of 20 m², while those asking over €2,500 measured 94 m²
Rent per m²
Rent per square metre in Amsterdam
The citywide median of €31.8 per m² hides a steep size gradient. It falls from €59.8 for homes under 35 m² to €25.8 for homes of 120 m² or more, and Amsterdam ranked fifth of 39 cities for the price of space.
How rent per m² spreads
Half of the listings with a known size asked between €25.0/m² and €43.8/m² per square metre.
Key figures
- Median
- €31.8/m²
- Lower quartile
- €25.0/m²
- Upper quartile
- €43.8/m²
- Vs national medianNational median €23.1/m²
- +37.7%
- Median size
- 70 m²
Home size
How large the homes were in Amsterdam
The median listing measured 70 m². Among listings with a stated size, a quarter were under 35 m² and another 24% fell between 70 and 89 m², so supply splits into very small units and mid-sized flats.
Share of listings by size
Listings with a known size. The highlighted column holds the median size.
Rent per m² by size class
Median rent per square metre for each size class with enough listings.
- Under 35 m²25% of listings€59.8/m²
- 35 m² to 49 m²6% of listings€35.2/m²
- 50 m² to 69 m²18% of listings€32.9/m²
- 70 m² to 89 m²24% of listings€29.0/m²
- 90 m² to 119 m²18% of listings€26.5/m²
- 120 m² and up9% of listings€25.8/m²
Small vs large
Small versus large homes in Amsterdam
Homes under 50 m² asked a median €51.0 per m² against €26.2 for homes of 90 m² or more, a premium of 95%. Each extra square metre of space was far cheaper in the larger homes.
- Under 50 m²€51.0/m²
- 90 m² and up€26.2/m²
Budget
What a monthly budget bought in Amsterdam
Listings asking up to €1,000 had a median size of 20 m², roughly a room. At €1,001 to €1,500 the median home measured 48 m², at €1,501 to €2,000 it reached 63 m², at €2,001 to €2,500 it reached 78 m², and above €2,500 it was 94 m².
Share of listings by rent band
Where the month's new supply sat on price.
- Up to €1,00020%
- €1,001 to €1,50018%
- €1,501 to €2,00015%
- €2,001 to €2,50019%
- Over €2,50029%
Median size by rent band
How much space the median listing in each band offered.
- Up to €1,00020 m²
- €1,001 to €1,50048 m²
- €1,501 to €2,00063 m²
- €2,001 to €2,50078 m²
- Over €2,50094 m²
Month on month
How rents in Amsterdam moved against the month before
Compared with July on a like-for-like basis, across nine sources present in both months, rent per square metre rose 3.5%.
Rent per m²
Change over the last six months
Change is the median asking rent of each listing source that appears in both months, weighted by the earlier month's volume. A month that cannot be matched this way is left out instead of guessed.
Who was listed
Which homes came to market in Amsterdam
Which homes came to market this month, and what each kind asked. The tables split the new rental listings by property type (apartments, houses, studios and rooms), by furnishing (unfurnished, part-furnished or furnished) and by number of rooms, with each group's share of listings, median asking rent, rent per m² and median size. A group only shows figures when enough listings back it. Use it to see what an apartment, a furnished home or a two-room home typically asked, rather than relying on one overall figure.
By property type
Share of new listings and what each type asked.
| By property type | Share | Median rent | Per m² | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartments€30.4/m² · 77 m² | 66% | €2,380 | €30.4/m² | 77 m² |
| Houses€24.3/m² · 131 m² | 3% | €3,400 | €24.3/m² | 131 m² |
| Studios€46.5/m² · 28 m² | 6% | €1,237 | €46.5/m² | 28 m² |
| Rooms€51.8/m² · 16 m² | 25% | €900 | €51.8/m² | 16 m² |
By furnishing
Unfurnished, part-furnished and furnished homes.
| By furnishing | Share | Median rent | Per m² | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfurnished€26.7/m² · 69 m² | 24% | €1,763 | €26.7/m² | 69 m² |
| Part-furnished€32.2/m² · 76 m² | 27% | €2,450 | €32.2/m² | 76 m² |
| Furnished€37.9/m² · 60 m² | 49% | €1,655 | €37.9/m² | 60 m² |
By number of rooms
From one room to four or more.
| By number of rooms | Share | Median rent | Per m² | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 room€46.7/m² · 20 m² | 33% | €950 | €46.7/m² | 20 m² |
| 2 rooms€30.5/m² · 61 m² | 20% | €1,900 | €30.5/m² | 61 m² |
| 3 rooms€30.1/m² · 80 m² | 31% | €2,450 | €30.1/m² | 80 m² |
| 4 or more rooms€29.6/m² · 110 m² | 16% | €3,200 | €29.6/m² | 110 m² |
Neighborhoods
Rent per m² by neighborhood in Amsterdam
Asking rents can differ a lot between neighborhoods, so this section breaks Amsterdam down by area. It shows up to twelve neighborhoods with the most new rental listings that month, ranked by median asking rent or rent per m², each with its gap to the city median and, where enough listings back it, rent per m² and median size. Neighborhoods with only a few listings are left out, so no area is ranked on a handful of homes. Use it to find the more affordable parts of Amsterdam or to check whether a listing is priced in line with its area.
Median rent per m² by neighborhood
Up to twelve neighborhoods with the most new listings, most expensive first.
- Osdorp-37.7% · 51 m²€45.6/m²
- F-buurt-40.5% · 27 m²€44.2/m²
- Jordaan+38.5% · 60 m²€43.8/m²
- Oude Pijp+53.6% · 73 m²€41.7/m²
- Museumkwartier+83.3% · 89 m²€41.4/m²
- Oud-West+33.3% · 68 m²€40.8/m²
- Westlandgracht+0.6% · 68 m²€34.6/m²
- Grachtengordel+46.2% · 78 m²€33.2/m²
- Overtoomse Veld-52.2% · 29 m²€32.7/m²
- Scheldebuurt+17.3% · 76 m²€31.7/m²
- Overhoeks-6.7% · 70 m²€25.9/m²
- IJburg-21.0% · 75 m²€23.1/m²
- City median €31.8/m²
Under each name: the gap to the city median, then rent per m² and size where there were enough listings. Neighborhoods with few listings are left out.
Position
Where Amsterdam stood among Dutch cities
Where Amsterdam stood among all Dutch cities with enough new rental listings that month. The strip places Amsterdam between the city with the lowest and the city with the highest median, with the national median as a reference, and the ranks show its position on median asking rent and on rent per m², counted from the most expensive. Ranking on both measures matters, because a city can rank high on rent simply because its homes are larger. Use it to judge how expensive Amsterdam is compared with other Dutch cities.
Asking rent
2nd of 39Ranked from the most expensive.
Rent per m²
5th of 39Ranked from the most expensive.
How these figures are measured
Rent per square metre is the asking rent divided by stated floor area, so only listings that give a size count here. Size groups with too few listings are left blank instead of guessed, and every value is an advertised rent.
Which listings count
New rental listings first stored in August 2026, with parking spaces left out. A figure appears only when enough listings back it, so small groups are left out rather than guessed.
Asking rents, not signed rents
Figures describe the rent advertised in the listings Luntero represents. They are not signed rents, official statistics or the whole housing stock.
Change is like for like
Change against July 2026 compares only listing sources present in both months, so a shift in which sources were collected is not read as a shift in rents.
Questions
Questions about Amsterdam in August 2026
Quick answers about asking rents in this place and month, for renters checking what a home should cost and for anyone researching the Dutch rental market. Every answer is written from this report's own figures, so it uses the same median asking rents, the same rent per m² and the same like-for-like change as the charts above, drawn from the same new rental listings first stored on Luntero in the month. Like the rest of the report, the answers describe asking rents in listings, not signed contracts or official statistics.
Was it cheaper per square metre to rent a bigger home in Amsterdam in August 2026?
Yes. In August homes of 120 m² or more asked a median €25.8 per m², while homes under 35 m² asked €59.8, more than twice as much.
How much space did a €1,500 budget buy in Amsterdam in August 2026?
Listings asking between €1,001 and €1,500 had a median size of 48 m². Listings asking up to €1,000 had a median of just 20 m², closer to a room than a flat.
What did €2,000 get you in Amsterdam in August 2026?
In the €1,501 to €2,000 band the median home measured 63 m², and in the €2,001 to €2,500 band it measured 78 m².
How many Amsterdam rentals were under 35 m² in August 2026?
About a quarter of the Amsterdam listings that stated a size were under 35 m² in August 2026, and they asked a median €59.8 per m². The median listing overall measured 70 m².
Did Amsterdam's rent per square metre change in August 2026?
It rose 3.5% like for like compared with July, measured across nine sources that listed in both months.
Source: Luntero monthly rent report, www.luntero.com/resource/market/monthly-report/amsterdam-rent-value-august-2026. Based on 1,169 new rental listings first stored in August 2026, computed on October 23, 2026.
