Published 29 September 2026

Internet Price Barometer 2026: prices are down, but gaps between operators remain wide

The standard price of a 1 Gbit/s internet subscription in Luxembourg has fallen by 28% since 2022, from €72.78 to €52.18 a month on average. But at the same speed, bills still differ widely from one operator to another: once set-up fees and modem rental are counted, a 1 Gbit/s offer costs €1,038.76 to €1,875 over two years, a gap of €836. And between the five main operators, the gap in standard 1 Gbit/s prices is widening again. For the 2026 edition of its barometer, Switchr.lu analysed the 21 internet-only offers of seven residential operators, using prices collected on 28 September 2026. All calculations use standard prices, excluding temporary promotions, which are analysed separately. Operators and offers are anonymised: this barometer describes the market, it does not rank anyone.

Key findings of the 2026 barometer

• The price of gigabit internet has fallen 28% in four years. The average standard price of a 1 Gbit/s offer went from €72.78 in 2022 to €52.18 in September 2026, including −3.3% over the past year.
• At the same speed, up to €836 apart over two years. With fees and modem included, the seven 1 Gbit/s offers cost €1,038.76 to €1,875 over 24 months: a €35 difference every month.
• The gap in standard prices is widening again. Between the cheapest and the most expensive standard 1 Gbit/s offer at the five main operators, the difference went from €20 a month in 2025 to €29 in 2026.
• Fees add 13% on average to the monthly price. Set-up and modem rental cost €79 to €303 per two-year contract, €192 on average.
• Promotions save €120 to €600, but they are temporary. 8 of the 21 offers had one on the collection date; for three of them, the monthly fee doubles from month 7.
• Faster is not always dearer. At one operator, 2 Gbit/s costs exactly the same as 1 Gbit/s, and it works out cheaper than four of the seven 1 Gbit/s offers.

−28% since 2022: gigabit internet at its lowest price since 2022

Switchr.lu has tracked the standard price of 1 Gbit/s offers at the five main operators since 2022. The average fell from €72.78 a month in 2022 to €53.98 in 2025 and €52.18 in September 2026: −28% in four years. Most of the fall happened in 2024 (−23%). The 2025 results are detailed in our 2025 telecoms barometer.

But prices are no longer converging. In 2025, €20 a month separated the cheapest and the most expensive standard 1 Gbit/s offer at these five operators; in 2026, the gap is back up to €29.

Public data point the same way. According to the ILR, the average base price of 1 Gbit/s offers fell 6.5% in a year, to €52.99 in May 2026 (Paperjam, 15 June 2026), close to our own figure. Eurostat’s price index for internet access in Luxembourg was 6.2% lower in August 2026 than a year earlier, while it rose 2.9% across the EU (Eurostat HICP). The European Commission places Luxembourg among the relatively inexpensive countries for fixed broadband (2024 broadband price study). At the end of 2025, 72.8% of the country’s 279,400 fixed connections were fibre, and subscriptions of 1 Gbit/s or more had grown 66.9% in a year (ILR telecom report 2025).

Same speed, up to €836 apart over two years

Each of the seven operators studied sells a 1 Gbit/s internet-only offer. Their standard price ranges from €39.99 to €69 a month (€55.02 on average). Once set-up fees and the modem are spread over 24 months, their real cost ranges from €43.28 to €78.13 a month.

Prices incl. VAT for a new customer, collected on 28 September 2026. All totals are calculated on the standard price, for every offer. The last column shows, for each offer, the temporary promotion available on the collection date (see the Promotions section).

The cheapest offer (A) has no commitment and no modem rental; it runs on cable, however, with an upload speed of 100 Mbit/s against 500 Mbit/s for every fibre offer at this speed. Four fibre offers (B to E) sit between €1,368 and €1,628 over two years. The two most expensive (F and G) exceed €1,700.

Some prices also depend on the address and on the network available there. It is worth checking your fibre eligibility before comparing.

Set-up fees and modem rental: +13% on average

Two items are almost always added to the standard monthly price:

In total, these fees come to €79 to €303 per two-year contract, €192 on average: they add 13% on average to the standard monthly price (5% to 19% depending on the offer). Our guide to renting or buying a modem in Luxembourg explains the options.

Promotions: up to €600 saved, but only for a while

On the collection date, 8 of the 21 offers, at three of the seven operators, were sold with a promotional price. These discounts do lower the bill, but they only last part of the contract:

Saving calculated against the standard price of the same offer, over 24 months. Promotions in force on 28 September 2026.

A promotion can therefore change the ranking for a few months, but not the underlying bill. That is why this barometer compares standard prices. Luxembourg law also gives customers leverage when the promotion and the commitment end: under the law of 17 December 2021 on electronic communications (art. 120), an initial commitment cannot exceed 24 months; once a contract has been tacitly renewed, it can be cancelled at any time with one month’s notice and without fees, and operators must tell customers about their best tariff at least once a year.

Speed and price: faster is not always dearer

Price follows speed only loosely. At one operator, 2 Gbit/s costs exactly the same as 1 Gbit/s (€1,387 over 24 months), which is less than four of the seven 1 Gbit/s offers. At the top of the range, at 8.5 Gbit/s, the cheapest offer (€1,847.76) costs less than the most expensive 1 Gbit/s offer, and the gap between the three offers in this tier reaches €1,551.

Few households need several gigabits. But as some operators’ higher tiers cost less than other operators’ entry tiers, it pays to compare across speeds rather than only at the speed you had in mind. An internet speed test shows what your current connection actually delivers.

Commitment and upload speed: the two overlooked criteria

A 24-month commitment is the norm: it applies to 17 of the 21 offers. Twenty-four months is the legal maximum. Three offers from one operator require 5 months, and only one has no commitment at all. For households that expect to move within a year, the 12-month cost is therefore a better yardstick than the two-year cost; our guide to no-commitment internet in Luxembourg reviews these options.

At 1 Gbit/s, upload speeds vary fivefold. Every 1 Gbit/s fibre offer provides 500 Mbit/s upload, against 100 Mbit/s for the cable offer at the same speed. For remote work, video calls or cloud back-ups, this is often the figure that makes the difference day to day. See also: fibre vs cable, what are the differences?

How to compare internet offers in five minutes

Methodology, citation and transparency

Scope. The 21 offers in the main internet-only ranges (without TV) of seven residential operators in Luxembourg, from 100 Mbit/s to 8.5 Gbit/s. Entry-level tiers outside the main ranges are not included.

Source and date. Prices incl. VAT for a new residential customer ordering online, collected on the operators’ websites on 28 September 2026 and cross-checked, where available, with the tariff sheets filed with the ILR. Where the website and the tariff sheet differed, the website price was used.

Standard price and real cost. The standard price is the monthly fee without temporary promotion. Real 24-month cost = standard price × 24 + one-off fees for a standard installation + modem rental × 24; the real monthly cost is this total divided by 24. Fees waived only for self-installation are counted. Where a price depends on the address, the national standard price is used. Promotions in force on the collection date are analysed separately and are not included in any other figure.

2022–2026 series. Same method as previous editions of the barometer: each year, the average of the standard monthly price of the 1 Gbit/s internet-only offer at each of the five main operators, excluding temporary promotions and modem rental. 2026: collection of 28 September.

Not assessed. Speeds actually delivered, service quality, customer service, and TV or mobile bundles. Speeds are the maximum advertised speeds.

Frequently asked questions

Related guides