Dutch gas price: what a cubic metre of gas costs

On a dynamic gas contract the delivery price changes every day. The supplier derives it from the wholesale price on the Dutch gas market and adds a fixed margin, with energy tax and VAT on top. Unlike electricity, the price changes per day rather than per quarter hour. The daily price and margin that apply are shown in your contract and your supplier’s app.

Because the government uses energy tax to make natural gas more expensive than electricity, so that switching to electric heating becomes more attractive. In 2026 the tax on a cubic metre of gas is higher than the average delivery price. The rate is set in article 59 of the Environmental Taxes Act, with a lower rate above 170,000 m³.

Multiply your annual use in cubic metres by the price per m³ including taxes and divide by twelve. Add the fixed supply charge and network costs per month from your contract. The advance payment your supplier asks for also allows for winter, when you use far more gas than in summer, so it is evened out across the year.