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Start from the median private-market rent in Rotterdam and compare it directly with your monthly income.

Rotterdam rent check 2026

Start with Rotterdam's median private rent of EUR 1,565 to see quickly whether your income fits the city's usual rent level.

The city comparison then shows whether your target sits below, inside, or above the typical band of roughly EUR 1,375-1,755 per month.

If you want to see what this income looks like after tax, also check the net salary calculator.

If buying later is part of the plan, compare it with the mortgage calculator.

Input

Updates live

Enter your rent, income, household, contract, and savings once. Everything below uses the same numbers, so you can compare your budget, landlord checks, and Dutch support rules without filling the form again.

Budget / affordability

Affordable

See how much money is left after rent and basic living costs. That makes it easier to tell whether the rent still feels okay at the end of a normal month.

Monthly cashflow still leaves breathing room after rent and the baseline living-cost orientation.

Assessed income
€5,500.00
Estimated huurtoeslag
€0.00
Net rent after allowance
€1,565.00
Leftover after net rent
€3,935.00
Gross rent share
28.5%
Net rent share
28.5%
Baseline living costs
€1,150.00
Leftover after living costs
€2,785.00
Rotterdam

Rotterdam: private rents are roughly €1,565.00 per month on a 70 m2 orientation home, with many listings around €1,375.00 - €1,755.00. Your target level is €1,925.00, so that sits above the city's typical range.

Source: Pararius Rental Report Q4 2025

Landlord screening / risk

Likely accepted

Many landlords want your income to be about 3.0x, 3.5x, or 4.0x the rent. These checks show whether your numbers look strong, shaky, or hard to pass before you spend time on viewings or paperwork.

The benchmark mix and supporting factors point to a stronger private-market screening profile.

3.0x benchmarkpasses
Required income€4,695.00
Gap+€805.00
3.5x benchmarkpasses
Required income€5,477.50
Gap+€22.50
4.0x benchmarkfails
Required income€6,260.00
Gap-€760.00
Contract impact
Assessed-income factor: 1.00
Savings impact
not counted; monthly add-on €0.00
Market practice
Clears the lighter 3.0x benchmark view.
Source: Vesteda
Falls short of the stricter 4.0x benchmark.
Source: Vesteda
Internal metric
The selected contract type supports screening strength in this model.
Source: Woonbase internal model

Government support + public housing

Dutch support rules work differently from a landlord check. Here you can see whether huurtoeslag may be possible, what the estimate looks like, and where the rent sits against public housing limits.

Huurtoeslag

Estimate only
€0.00

The official checks are open, but this simplified estimate still lands at zero for the current income and rent mix.

For 2026, renters aged 21+ can still apply above the main rent limit, but only the part up to the official cap is covered here.
Official rent cap
€932.93
Official asset cap
€38,479.00
Rules used

There is no one universal official income cut-off, so the amount shown remains an estimate.

Age 21+: €932.93
Age 18-20: €498.20
No partner: €38,479.00
With partner: €76,958.00

For ages 21+, the 2026 covered-rent threshold is the main rent cap. If rent is higher, only the part up to that cap counts here.

For ages 18-20, the lower official covered-rent threshold applies.

The 2026 asset cap is lower without a toeslagpartner and higher with a toeslagpartner.

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Woonbase calculation report

Rent affordability report for €1,565.00

A personalized rent check for a household with €5,500.00 gross monthly income.

Generated
City context
Rotterdam

Key outputs

Budget / affordabilityAffordable
Landlord screening / riskLikely accepted
Estimated huurtoeslag€0.00
Leftover after living costs€2,785.00

Result summary

Monthly cashflow still leaves breathing room after rent and the baseline living-cost orientation. The benchmark mix and supporting factors point to a stronger private-market screening profile.

Inputs

These rent, income, household, and savings values were used for the scenario.

Monthly rent (EUR)
€1,565.00
Main gross monthly income (EUR)
€5,500.00
Partner gross monthly income (EUR)
€0.00
Savings / assets (EUR)
€0.00
Household type
Single person
Household size
1 person
Age band for huurtoeslag
Age 21+

Assumptions

The calculator combines market screening rules, a simplified cashflow model, and official allowance/public-housing reference lines.

Partner income weight
50%
Contract type
Permanent contract
Savings treatment
Do not count savings
Contract impact
Assessed-income factor: 1.00
Savings impact
not counted; monthly add-on €0.00
Official rent cap
€932.93
Official asset cap
€38,479.00

Budget outputs

Monthly cashflow still leaves breathing room after rent and the baseline living-cost orientation.

Assessed income
€5,500.00
Estimated huurtoeslag
€0.00
Net rent after allowance
€1,565.00
Leftover after net rent
€3,935.00
Gross rent share
28.5%
Net rent share
28.5%
Baseline living costs
€1,150.00
Leftover after living costs
€2,785.00

Landlord-screening outputs

The benchmark mix and supporting factors point to a stronger private-market screening profile.

3.0x benchmark
passes; Required income: €4,695.00; Gap: +€805.00
3.5x benchmark
passes; Required income: €5,477.50; Gap: +€22.50
4.0x benchmark
fails; Required income: €6,260.00; Gap: -€760.00

Government and public-housing context

The official checks are open, but this simplified estimate still lands at zero for the current income and rent mix.

Huurtoeslag
Estimate only
Estimated huurtoeslag
€0.00
Public segment context
Free-sector context
DAEB
DAEB context only: compare annual income with €51,537.00 and rent with €932.93.
Passend toewijzen
Outside the 2026 passend-toewijzen reference on both income and rent.
Rotterdam
Rotterdam: private rents are roughly €1,565.00 per month on a 70 m2 orientation home, with many listings around €1,375.00 - €1,755.00. Your target level is €1,925.00, so that sits above the city's typical range.

Notes

  • There is no one universal official income cut-off, so the amount shown remains an estimate.
  • For 2026, renters aged 21+ can still apply above the main rent limit, but only the part up to the official cap is covered here.
  • Important: this tool is descriptive only. It does not approve, reject, recommend, or replace legal or tenancy advice.

Do you want to know what may be roughly allowed by law instead of what you can afford?

Open the rent price check.

Rent price check

Public housing / social references

Use this like a simple map of the public housing rules. It shows the main DAEB and passend-toewijzen rent and income lines, so you can quickly see where your rent fits.

Public segment context
Free-sector context

The entered rent sits above the public social and middle-rent reference zone.

DAEB rent threshold
€932.93
DAEB income cap, 1-person
€51,537.00
DAEB income cap, multi-person
€56,910.00
DAEB uses the 2026 social-rent threshold and income caps.
DAEB context only: compare annual income with €51,537.00 and rent with €932.93.
Passend income cap, 1-person
€29,400.00
Passend income cap, multi-person
€39,925.00
Passend rent cap, 1-2 people
€713.02
Passend rent cap, 3+ people
€764.14
Passend toewijzen uses the 2026 passend income and rent caps.
Outside the 2026 passend-toewijzen reference on both income and rent.

Sources used in this tool

Thresholds, assumptions, and source links are stored in JSON so the year can be updated without rewriting the page.

Vesteda income conditions
Market practice[M1]

Used as the canonical example of Dutch landlord screening practice with 3.5x and 4.0x income checks and optional savings treatment.

Vesteda2026-03-31
landlordScreeningbenchmarkMultiplierssavingsTreatment
https://www.vesteda.com/nl/consument/huren-op-maat
Huurcommissie context
Law / context[C1]

Context-only source for rent regulation and the Dutch points system. Not used for the affordability engine in this page.

Huurcommissie2026-03-31
contextOnly
https://www.huurcommissie.nl/
Internal orientation assumptions
Internal assumption[I1]

Used for baseline living costs, screening deltas, and the simplified huurtoeslag estimate where no single official universal threshold exists.

Woonbase internal model2026-03-31
livingCostsscreeningModelhuurtoeslagEstimationcityContext
Important: this tool is descriptive only. It does not approve, reject, recommend, or replace legal or tenancy advice.