How much does internet cost in the Netherlands? 2026 price data

Home internet without TV costs a median €34.28 a month in the first year in the Netherlands (Kiesbeter Internet Price Index, 29 September 2026, n = 434). The average is €36.21. That monthly price is the provider's total for the first 12 months divided by 12, so it includes one-off costs and is after cashback. After the introductory discount ends you usually pay the standard price, which has a median of €52.50 a month. Adding TV barely changes the first-year price (median €34.79); a bundle of internet, TV and calling costs a median €43.23. By connection type, the median first-year price is €35.58 for fibre, €34.03 for cable and €23.50 for DSL.

A median €34.28 a month in the first year for internet without TV, and a median €52.50 a month once the promotion ends. Of the 434 internet-only subscriptions in Kiesbeter's comparison, half cost less than €34.28 a month in year one and half cost more. The cheapest works out at €7.92 a month in year one, the most expensive at €112.58.

Source: Kiesbeter Internet Price Index, 29 September 2026, n = 434 subscriptions with internet only (optionally with a landline).

The gap between the two medians is €18.22 a month, or 53 percent. Two caveats: the two medians come from different subscriptions, and the year-one price includes one-off costs and cashback while the standard price is the bare monthly rate. The direction is clear, though: no internet-only subscription has a standard price below €30.00, while the cheapest first-year price is €7.92 a month. Many plans are cheap only at the start.

Hardly anything in the first year: internet with TV costs a median €34.79 a month, only €0.51 more than internet without TV. A full bundle with TV and calling costs a median €43.23. Averages show a larger gap (€36.21 versus €39.31) because some TV bundles are expensive.

Source: Kiesbeter Internet Price Index, 29 September 2026, n = 1,360 subscriptions.

After the discount period the gap can be larger. If you mainly want English-language channels or streaming, see English-language TV and streaming in the Netherlands before paying for a TV package. Dutch detail: internet with and without TV (in Dutch).

DSL has the lowest median price (€23.50), followed by cable (€34.03) and fibre (€35.58), but DSL is cheap mainly because it is slow. At the same speed, fibre costs a few euros more than cable. Three out of four internet-only subscriptions in the index are fibre.

Source: Kiesbeter Internet Price Index, 29 September 2026, n = 434 subscriptions without TV.

The full breakdown by speed is in fibre vs cable vs DSL prices. Which connection suits you is explained in fibre or cable internet; 1 Gbit/s fibre has its own article: how much does 1 Gbit fibre cost.

Because most prices are promotional and promotions change every month. In September 2026 (1 to 28 September) we recorded 412 price changes on 352 internet subscriptions. In 276 cases the monthly price went up (67 percent), in 100 cases it went down (24 percent), and in 36 cases something else changed, such as cashback, the standard price or availability.

Source: Kiesbeter Internet Price Index, 29 September 2026, changes recorded from 1 September 2026 to the reference date, all internet packages.

A price going "up" usually means a promotion ended, not that the provider raised its rates. Existing customers keep the price in their contract, apart from the annual inflation adjustment in most terms; see Dutch telecom contracts explained.

As a rule of thumb for internet without TV: below the median of €34.28 a month in year one is a good first-year price, and an average over the whole contract that stays well below the €52.50 standard price is a good deal overall. Use these steps:

1. Check what reaches your address on our internet comparison. National medians don't tell you what is available in your street.
2. Pick the speed you need, not the fastest. The speed advice tool or how fast internet do you need helps.
3. Switch the price view to the whole contract term and compare the average per month.
4. Look at live promotions on current deals; they change around the turn of each month.

New to the Netherlands? The practical steps (address, bank account, installation) are in how to get internet in the Netherlands as an expat.

The figures come from the Kiesbeter Internet Price Index, which we recalculate every night from the subscriptions in our comparison. For this article these definitions apply:

• Standard price: the monthly rate the provider states for after the promotional period, without one-off costs or cashback.
• Package: internet only includes plans with a landline; TV bundles are counted separately. Prices by connection and the standard price use internet-only plans (n = 434) so TV costs don't distort the comparison.
• Price changes: every night we compare each subscription's monthly price, standard price, first-year total, contract total, cashback and availability with the previous record. Up or down refers to the monthly price you pay when ordering; changes where that stayed the same count as other. Period: 1 September 2026 (Amsterdam time) to the calculation on the reference date.
• Which subscriptions: every available internet package in Kiesbeter's comparison on 29 September 2026: 1,360 subscriptions from 10 providers. That covers internet only (optionally with a landline), internet + TV, and internet + TV + calling. SIM-only and TV-only plans are not included.
• Monthly price in year one: the total cost of the first 12 months as stated by the provider, including one-off costs such as connection fees and after deducting cashback, divided by 12. We do not recalculate those totals ourselves.
• Median and average: the median is the middle price: half of the subscriptions are cheaper, half are more expensive. Outliers affect it less than the average. Groups with fewer than 5 subscriptions get no median or average.
• Unweighted: every offer counts once, however many customers it has. The figures describe what new customers are offered, not what Dutch households pay on average on their current bills.
• Limitations: only providers in Kiesbeter's comparison; the national range of offers, not what is available at your address; promotional prices often change from month to month. Variants of the same plan on different networks count separately.