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.
- 1
Median rent per square metre was €25.0 for a median home of 63 m², down 2.5% like for like on July
- 2
Between 35 and 119 m² the price of space barely changed, at €21.0 to €21.8 per m²
- 3
Homes under 35 m² asked €35.2 per m² and made up 39% of listings with a stated size
- 4
Listings asking €1,501 to €2,000 had a median size of 85 m², while those asking up to €1,000 measured 22 m²
Rent per m²
Rent per square metre in Rotterdam
Rotterdam's €25.0 per m² blends two markets. Homes from 35 to 119 m² asked a steady €21.0 to €21.8, with only the largest homes (120 m² and up) cheaper at €18.5, while homes under 35 m² asked €35.2.
How rent per m² spreads
Half of the listings with a known size asked between €19.1/m² and €33.9/m² per square metre.
Key figures
- Median
- €25.0/m²
- Lower quartile
- €19.1/m²
- Upper quartile
- €33.9/m²
- Vs national medianNational median €23.1/m²
- +8.2%
- Median size
- 63 m²
Home size
How large the homes were in Rotterdam
The median listing measured 63 m², but the distribution has two humps: 39% of listings with a stated size were under 35 m², while 18% measured 90 to 119 m² and 8% were 120 m² or more.
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 m²39% of listings€35.2/m²
- 35 m² to 49 m²5% of listings€21.8/m²
- 50 m² to 69 m²13% of listings€21.1/m²
- 70 m² to 89 m²17% of listings€21.0/m²
- 90 m² to 119 m²18% of listings€21.0/m²
- 120 m² and up8% of listings€18.5/m²
Small vs large
Small versus large homes in Rotterdam
Homes under 50 m² asked €34.0 per m² against €20.5 for homes of 90 m² or larger, a 66% premium. Nearly all of it comes from the smallest group, since homes of 35 to 49 m² cost about the same per square metre as larger ones.
- Under 50 m²€34.0/m²
- 90 m² and up€20.5/m²
Budget
What a monthly budget bought in Rotterdam
Listings asking up to €1,000, 44% of all listings, had a median size of 22 m². At €1,001 to €1,500 the median home measured 65 m², and above that each extra €500 of budget added 15 to 20 m²: 85 m² at €1,501 to €2,000 and 100 m² at €2,001 to €2,500.
Share of listings by rent band
Where the month's new supply sat on price.
- Up to €1,00044%
- €1,001 to €1,50015%
- €1,501 to €2,00016%
- €2,001 to €2,50016%
- Over €2,5008%
Median size by rent band
How much space the median listing in each band offered.
- Up to €1,00022 m²
- €1,001 to €1,50065 m²
- €1,501 to €2,00085 m²
- €2,001 to €2,500100 m²
- Over €2,500115 m²
Month on month
How rents in Rotterdam moved against the month before
Like for like against July, across eight shared sources, rent per square metre fell 2.5%.
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 Rotterdam
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€21.2/m² · 85 m² | 52% | €1,875 | €21.2/m² | 85 m² |
| Houses€19.1/m² · 118 m² | 3% | €2,200 | €19.1/m² | 118 m² |
| Studios€32.1/m² · 26 m² | 8% | €841 | €32.1/m² | 26 m² |
| Rooms€34.0/m² · 20 m² | 37% | €683 | €34.0/m² | 20 m² |
By furnishing
Unfurnished, part-furnished and furnished homes.
| By furnishing | Share | Median rent | Per m² | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfurnished€19.1/m² · 74 m² | 20% | €1,288 | €19.1/m² | 74 m² |
| Part-furnished€25.5/m² · 61 m² | 43% | €1,160 | €25.5/m² | 61 m² |
| Furnished€30.7/m² · 55 m² | 37% | €1,150 | €30.7/m² | 55 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€33.0/m² · 22 m² | 45% | €700 | €33.0/m² | 22 m² |
| 2 rooms€20.8/m² · 64 m² | 16% | €1,250 | €20.8/m² | 64 m² |
| 3 rooms€21.6/m² · 86 m² | 25% | €1,993 | €21.6/m² | 86 m² |
| 4 or more rooms€20.8/m² · 110 m² | 15% | €2,300 | €20.8/m² | 110 m² |
Neighborhoods
Rent per m² by neighborhood in Rotterdam
Asking rents can differ a lot between neighborhoods, so this section breaks Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam 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.
- Stadsdriehoek+30.6% · 64 m²€28.4/m²
- Rubroek-15.9% · 61 m²€28.4/m²
- Nieuwe Westen-19.1% · 51 m²€28.0/m²
- Laurenskwartier+37.9% · 68 m²€27.4/m²
- Zuidplein-17.4% · 27 m²€24.7/m²
- Katendrecht+17.0% · 73 m²€24.6/m²
- Scheepvaartkwartier+51.5% · 86 m²€24.5/m²
- Oude Noorden-0.9% · 53 m²€24.3/m²
- Kralingen-West-8.7% · 68 m²€22.6/m²
- Bergpolder-6.7% · 67 m²€21.6/m²
- Cool+57.4% · 80 m²€21.3/m²
- Kop van Zuid-Entrepot+73.2% · 93 m²€20.5/m²
- City median €25.0/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 Rotterdam stood among Dutch cities
Where Rotterdam stood among all Dutch cities with enough new rental listings that month. The strip places Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam is compared with other Dutch cities.
Asking rent
12th of 39Ranked from the most expensive.
Rent per m²
14th of 39Ranked from the most expensive.
How these figures are measured
Only listings with a stated floor area enter the per-m² figures. Because Rotterdam lists many rooms next to family houses, check the size groups rather than the single citywide number.
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 Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam cheap per square metre in August 2026?
At €25.0 per m² it ranked 14th of 39 cities. Beyond 35 m² the price of space is remarkably flat at about €21 per m², and only homes under 35 m² push the average up, at €35.2.
What could you rent in Rotterdam for under €1,000 in August 2026?
Listings asking up to €1,000 had a median size of 22 m², and they made up 44% of everything listed, so this budget mostly buys a room or a compact studio.
How much space did a €2,000 budget buy in Rotterdam in August 2026?
Listings asking €1,501 to €2,000 had a median size of 85 m², and those asking €2,001 to €2,500 reached 100 m², so a €2,000 budget stretches to a roomy family home.
Did bigger homes cost less per square metre in Rotterdam in August 2026?
Only at the extremes. Homes of 120 m² or more asked €18.5 per m² against €35.2 under 35 m², but everything between 35 and 119 m² cost almost the same per square metre.
Did Rotterdam's rent per square metre change in August 2026?
It fell 2.5% like for like compared with July, measured across eight sources that listed in both months.
Source: Luntero monthly rent report, www.luntero.com/resource/market/monthly-report/rotterdam-rent-value-august-2026. Based on 609 new rental listings first stored in August 2026, computed on October 23, 2026.
