In 2026, you will pay less for drinking water in Amsterdam. The price per liter decreases and the fixed costs also go down. How much you save depends on your consumption and whether you have a water meter at home.
Waternet is lowering the rates because expenses were lower than income. Drinking water companies are not allowed to make a profit and therefore return the difference to customers.
What you will pay next year depends on your situation. Below you can find the rates for households with and without a water meter.
If you have a water meter
If you have a water meter at home, you will pay less in 2026 for every 1,000 liters of water. The price will be €1.18. That is €0.04 less than in 2025. Fixed costs also decrease to €90.55 per year, almost €8 less than now.
Examples excluding VAT and water tax:
- 1 person, consumption 53 m³: in 2026 you will pay approximately €153. That is €10 less than in 2025.
- 2 persons, consumption 106 m³: in 2026 you will pay approximately €216. That is €12 less.
- 3 persons, consumption 159 m³: in 2026 you will pay approximately €278. That is €14 less.
- 4 persons, consumption 212 m³: in 2026 you will pay approximately €341. That is €16 less.
If you do not have a water meter
If you do not have a water meter, you pay based on the number of units assigned to your home. In 2026, one unit costs €25.81. That is about €2 less than this year. Fixed costs will be €80.37 per year, a decrease of about €11.
The total costs per number of units, excluding VAT and water tax:
- 2 units: in 2026 €125.54. You pay €15.51 less than in 2025.
- 3 units: in 2026 €157.80. You pay €18.20 less.
- 4 units: in 2026 €183.61. You pay €20.35 less.
- 5 units: in 2026 €209.42. You pay €22.50 less.
- 6 units: in 2026 €235.23. You pay €24.65 less.
- 7 units: in 2026 €261.04. You pay €26.80 less.
- 8 units: in 2026 €286.85. You pay €28.95 less.
- 9 units: in 2026 €312.66. You pay €31.10 less.
Possibly more expensive in the future
The number of inhabitants in Amsterdam and the region is growing. This increases the demand for drinking water. To continue supplying sufficient drinking water, production must be expanded, which may lead to higher costs in the long term.
