Airbnb fees for hosts: what you pay, country by country, with the maths

Most Airbnb hosts now pay a single service fee of 15.5% of the booking subtotal, deducted from the payout, and the guest sees no separate Airbnb fee. In the UK and the EU, VAT is charged on that fee, so the real cost is 18.4% to 19.1% of the booking depending on your country. The old split fee (3% for the host, 14.1% to 16.5% for the guest) is being phased out.

Figures below come from Airbnb's service fees page and VAT pages, read on 5 November 2026. Airbnb changes its fees, so check that page before you reprice.

The two Airbnb fee structures

Airbnb has run two fee models for homes. Which one you are on decides who sees the fee.

	Single fee (host-only)	Split fee (being phased out)
Host pays	15.5% for most hosts, 14% to 16% for the rest	3% for most hosts
Brazil and Mexico	16%	4% for the host
Guest pays	No separate Airbnb fee	14.1% to 16.5% of the subtotal
What the guest sees	Your price is the full price	Your price plus a service fee line

Source: Airbnb service fees, read 5 November 2026.

Airbnb's help page says it is "in the process of transitioning all home hosts to a single service fee structure", that the split fee "will no longer be available after all hosts are migrated", and that once you switch you can't switch back. The page says the single fee is already mandatory for most hosts, including hosts who use property management software. In its Q2 2026 shareholder letter, Airbnb said it had announced in July a plan to move most remaining hosts to the 15.5% fee, "with migration expected to be completed this year".

Bookings made before your switch keep the old fee, even if the stay happens after it.

What the fee is charged on

Airbnb's percentage applies to "the nightly price and any fees charged by the host". That includes your cleaning fee and any extra-guest fee. It excludes taxes, such as the tourist tax, and the guest service fee.

So every euro of cleaning fee costs you 15.5 cents in Airbnb fees on the single fee, before VAT. If you raise your cleaning fee to cover a pay rise for your cleaner, Airbnb takes its share of that too.

VAT on the Airbnb fee

Airbnb's VAT page says it is required to apply VAT to its service fees in countries that tax electronically supplied services, and that "VAT is charged on the Host service fee for a reservation". The UK and the seven EU countries below are on the list on that page. Airbnb's service fees page adds that the fee shown to hosts "is VAT inclusive, where applicable".

The effective cost is 15.5% × (1 + the VAT rate). Airbnb's page for home hosts does not print the rate, so the table assumes the standard rates published on GOV.UK and Your Europe:

Country	Standard VAT	Effective Airbnb fee
Germany	19%	18.4%
United Kingdom	20%	18.6%
France	20%	18.6%
Spain	21%	18.8%
Netherlands	21%	18.8%
Italy	22%	18.9%
Portugal	23%	19.1%
Ireland	23%	19.1%

If your country is not on Airbnb's VAT list, the fee is the 15.5% itself.

Worked example: one booking, eight countries

A five-night stay at €140 a night plus a €100 cleaning fee. The subtotal Airbnb charges its fee on is €800. On the single fee, Airbnb's fee before VAT is 15.5% × €800 = €124.00. The VAT on that fee changes with the country:

Country	VAT on €124	Total fee	Your payout
Germany (19%)	€23.56	€147.56	€652.44
UK, France (20%)	€24.80	€148.80	€651.20
Spain, Netherlands (21%)	€26.04	€150.04	€649.96
Italy (22%)	€27.28	€151.28	€648.72
Portugal, Ireland (23%)	€28.52	€152.52	€647.48

For a UK listing priced in pounds, the same percentages apply: £800 of subtotal leaves you £651.20.

Same booking on the old split fee, in France or the UK: the host fee was 3% × €800 = €24.00, plus €4.80 of VAT, so the payout was €771.20. The guest paid the €800 plus Airbnb's guest fee, which at 14.1% to 16.5% came to €112.80 to €132.00 on this booking.

How to reprice after the switch to the single fee

If you were on the split fee and keep the same prices, your payout on that €800 booking drops from €771.20 to €651.20 in France or the UK. To keep the same payout, divide what you want to receive by what Airbnb leaves you:

price = payout you want ÷ (1 − effective fee)

For France or the UK: €771.20 ÷ (1 − 0.186) = €771.20 ÷ 0.814 = €947.42. That is 18.4% above the old €800. Airbnb's own letter says hosts "are able to adjust their prices to maintain the same net earnings". The guest now sees €947.42 as the full price, where they used to see €800 and then a fee line on top.

The same formula gives the displayed price you need for a round number per night. To receive €100 (or £100) after Airbnb's fee and VAT:

Country	Effective fee	Price to net 100
Germany	18.4%	122.62
UK, France	18.6%	122.85
Spain, Netherlands	18.8%	123.08
Italy	18.9%	123.32
Portugal, Ireland	19.1%	123.56

Apply it to the whole subtotal, cleaning fee included, since Airbnb's fee covers both.

Compare platforms on what lands in your account

The price a guest sees on Airbnb now includes Airbnb's whole cut, while other platforms take their commission differently. A €120 night on one site and a €120 night on another do not pay you the same. Before you match prices across platforms, work out the net per night on each, after commission and VAT, and set each displayed price from that.

A spreadsheet with the formula above does the job for one or two listings. It gets tedious when you change prices often, run seasonal rates or add a second platform.

Other Airbnb fees for hosts

• Experiences: Airbnb typically charges experience hosts a 20% service fee.
• Services: for service reservations, Airbnb typically charges 15%, with a minimum of $6 (or the local currency equivalent).
• Cross-currency bookings on the split fee could push the guest's fee up to 16.5% of the subtotal.

All three come from the same Airbnb service fees page. It is also where Airbnb lists its country exceptions, so reread it before each repricing.