Resident parking permit 2026: what does it cost by city?
A resident parking permit costs nothing in Breda and €657.36 a year in Utrecht. Pick your city and the number of years: the calculator shows the total.
Example with typical figures· change any figure to see your own result
Resident permit in Utrecht
€54.78 a month
First permit at the address, as set in the parking tax by-law
- First resident permit, zone A1: €54.78 a month (€164.34 a quarter)
| Over 1 year | €657.36 |
| Same amount in street parking | 10 8-hour workdays |
| Penalty (naheffing) without a permit | €77.70 |
You only get a permit if the municipality issues one for your address; many districts have a waiting list.
| City | Amount | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 's-Hertogenbosch | €390.52 a year | €390.52 |
| Amersfoort | €30.00 one-off | one-off |
| Arnhem | €149.00 a year | €149.00 |
| Breda | €0.00 a month | €0.00 |
| Eindhoven | €229.20 a year | €229.20 |
| Groningen | €394.20 a year | €394.20 |
| Haarlem | €233.28 a year | €233.28 |
| Leiden | €61.00 a year | €61.00 |
| Maastricht | €30.08 a month | €360.96 |
| Nijmegen | €48.00 a year | €48.00 |
| Rotterdam | €114.00 a year | €114.00 |
| Utrecht | €54.78 a month | €657.36 |
| Zwolle | €225.00 a year | €225.00 |
Prepared by Radif Partners · How we calculate
If you live in an area with paid parking, you can apply to the municipality for a resident permit (bewonersvergunning). With it you park in your own district without paying by the hour. The amount is set in each municipality’s parking tax by-law. We read that by-law for 13 cities and lined up the first permit. The differences are large. In Utrecht the first permit costs €54.78 a month, €657.36 a year. In Breda the first permit in the Stadshart and the canal ring costs nothing, and in Amersfoort you pay a one-off €30.00. Of the cities with a yearly amount, Nijmegen is the cheapest. Note that a second permit is dearer almost everywhere, sometimes much dearer. And an amount says nothing about waiting lists: in many districts you do not get a permit straight away. We have not read the by-laws of Amsterdam, The Hague and Delft, so those cities are not in the table.
Resident parking permit by city
The first permit at an address, as each municipality’s parking tax by-law sets it. Monthly amounts are converted to a year. Sorted from dearest to cheapest.
| City | Amount in the by-law | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | €54.78 a month | €657.36 |
| Groningen | €394.20 a year | €394.20 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | €390.52 a year | €390.52 |
| Maastricht | €30.08 a month | €360.96 |
| Haarlem | €233.28 a year | €233.28 |
| Eindhoven | €229.20 a year | €229.20 |
| Zwolle | €225.00 a year | €225.00 |
| Arnhem | €149.00 a year | €149.00 |
| Rotterdam | €114.00 a year | €114.00 |
| Leiden | €61.00 a year | €61.00 |
| Nijmegen | €48.00 a year | €48.00 |
| Amersfoort | €30.00 one-off | one-off |
| Breda | €0.00 a month | €0.00 |
Why the amounts differ so much
Each municipality sets its own rate. Some cities charge one amount for the whole city, others by zone: in Groningen, Eindhoven and Zwolle the centre is dearer than the districts around it. So look at the zone of your address in your own city. The amounts in the table are the first permit in the dearest or main zone. The period differs too: Utrecht and Maastricht charge by the month, Leiden by the quarter or year, most other cities by the year. A permit is also always tied to one licence plate and does not follow you to another car unless you report the change.
Sources
Each amount comes from the municipality’s by-law, including the Utrecht by-law, Groningen and Breda. If you park without a permit and do not pay, you get a parking penalty.