What does pest control cost in 2026?
Guide prices per pest, why mice and rats are a treatment plan, and who pays: tenant, landlord or the municipality.
Having pests dealt with in 2026 costs on average € 75 to € 600 per job, and the pest sets the price. Wasp nest removal costs € 75-150 per nest and is often done in one visit. Mouse control costs € 150-350 per treatment plan, rat control € 200-450 per plan. For cockroaches or bed bugs expect € 250-600 per treatment and for woodworm or longhorn beetle € 200-750 including inspection.
Pricing mice and rats as a plan is not a sales trick but sound practice: a single visit rarely removes a rodent population completely. A proper plan combines control with proofing (sealing gaps and pipe runs) and one or more follow-up visits. Beyond that, the scale and duration of the nuisance, the accessibility (eaves, cavity wall, crawl space) and the region drive the price — Randstad rates run 10-20% higher. Ask upfront what the price includes: control only, or proofing and aftercare too.
Who pays depends on the situation. If you rent, the Dutch decree on minor repairs counts pest control as tenant maintenance — unless the infestation stems from the structural state of the home, such as holes or gaps in the building shell: then the landlord is up. Report the defect in writing first. If you mainly see rats in the street or public greenery, report it to the municipality: it is responsible for public spaces.
In an emergency — rats indoors, a wasp nest by the door — you want someone today, not next week. Submit a request and describe the symptom as concretely as possible: which pest, since when, indoors or outdoors, and whether there are children or pets in the house. Compare the responses with the price index before you agree, and with plan prices ask how many visits are included.