# Variable household gas price rises to €0.6618 per cubic metre

> The average variable gas price for households, including VAT, rose every month from May to September 2026 and is the highest in two years, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports.

Economy · published 2026-10-26 06:50 · https://nlnow.nl/a/variable-household-gas-price-rises-to-0-6618-per-cubic-metre/

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that households on variable gas contracts paid an average of €0.6618 per cubic metre in September 2026, including VAT. That is up from €0.6526 in August and higher than in any month since October 2024. The previous peak was €0.6596 in April 2025.

A year earlier, in September 2025, the price was €0.6269. In October 2024 it was €0.6097.

**Variable gas price is now at its highest in two years** (euros per cubic metre, including VAT; source: CBS)

- Oct 2024: 0.6097
- Nov 2024: 0.6224
- Dec 2024: 0.6222
- Jan 2025: 0.6332
- Feb 2025: 0.6454
- Mar 2025: 0.6494
- Apr 2025: 0.6596
- May 2025: 0.6595
- Jun 2025: 0.6563
- Jul 2025: 0.6447
- Aug 2025: 0.6286
- Sep 2025: 0.6269
- Oct 2025: 0.6126
- Nov 2025: 0.6058
- Dec 2025: 0.601
- Jan 2026: 0.5868
- Feb 2026: 0.5767
- Mar 2026: 0.5737
- Apr 2026: 0.5641
- May 2026: 0.5783
- Jun 2026: 0.5852
- Jul 2026: 0.6277
- Aug 2026: 0.6526
- Sep 2026: 0.6618

The price then fell to a low of €0.5641 in April 2026. It rose each month after that: €0.5783 in May, €0.5852 in June and €0.6277 in July.

**What this means for you**

- A fixed tariff (vast tarief) keeps the price per kWh or m3 the same for a set period, for example 1 or 3 years. Ending it early can bring a cancellation fee (opzegvergoeding).
- When a fixed contract ends, it becomes a variable tariff (variabel tarief). The supplier must announce the new rates at least 30 days ahead.
- On a variable tariff the supplier may change the price, usually at set moments such as every 3 months, with at least 1 month's notice. Cancelling costs no fee.
- A dynamic tariff (dynamisch tarief) follows wholesale market prices. Electricity prices change every quarter-hour, hour or day, and gas prices change daily.
Source: ACM ConsuWijzer: vaste en variabele leveringskosten (https://consument.acm.nl/elektriciteit-en-gas/wat-betaal-ik-voor-mijn-energie/vaste-variabele-leveringskosten-energie), read 2026-10-23

## Background

- **CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek)**: Statistics Netherlands, the independent government body that produces the official statistics on the Dutch economy and society.

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