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| What | € a month |
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Once, when you arrive
The numbers we use
| Rent: a room | €490 to 610 a month cursor.tue.nl |
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| Rent: a studio | €770 to 1,230 a month cbs.nl |
| Rent: one bedroom | €920 to 1,230 a month cbs.nl |
| Rent: two bedrooms | €1,230 to 1,550 a month cbs.nl |
| Energy, one person | €115 to 145 a month cbs.nl |
| Energy, two people | €165 to 190 a month cbs.nl |
| Internet | €26 to 74 a month odido.nl |
| Phone | €7.50 to 16 a month simyo.nl |
| Health insurance | Average basic health insurance premium 2026: €157 a month (€1,884 a year) rijksoverheid.nl |
| Health care allowance | Zorgtoeslag 2026: up to €129 a month (single) or €246 (with partner) at an income up to €29,500; none above €40,857 (single) or €51,142 (together). Requires a Dutch health insurance policy. belastingdienst.nl |
| Groceries, one person | €200 to 300 a month tue.nl |
| Bike subscription | €19.90 to 64.90 a month (bike subscription) swapfiets.nl |
| Bus and train | €30 to 160 a month tue.nl |
| Going out and sport | €150 to 240 a month tue.nl |
| Waste levy | Afvalstoffenheffing Eindhoven: €229.46 a year (1 person), €287.07 (2), €344.68 (3), €420 (4 or more) eindhoven.nl |
Where the rents come from
- Rijksoverheid: a room is always in the regulated sector, and its 2026 maximum rent follows the points table for rooms (€407.58 at 40 points, €611.28 at 60 points).
- CBS: in 2024, one-person households under 35 renting from a private landlord in Eindhoven paid on average €894 a month net rent.
- CBS: in 2024, tenants in Eindhoven apartments paid on average €710 a month net rent and housing-corporation tenants in apartments €455, which puts private-landlord apartment tenants at about €1,052 (our calculation).
- CBS: in 2024, Eindhoven tenants in homes of 75 to 100 m2 paid on average €592 a month net rent and housing-corporation tenants in that size €432, which puts private-landlord tenants at about €1,232 (our calculation).
- Liberalisatiegrens 2026: €1,228.07 a month. This is the maximum rent at 186 WWS points, the top of the regulated mid-rent segment; a self-contained home with a higher starting rent is free sector. rijksoverheid.nl
We set each rent from official statistics (CBS, the national student housing monitor, the government's rent limits) and checked it against 2026 listings on Kamernet, Pararius and Kamer.nl. Official figures describe what people already renting pay, so a new contract often costs more. Bills and fees are 2026 amounts from the government, the city and the providers named; they change every January. Checked 13 October 2026. This is a guide, not financial advice.