Dublin
Leinster, Ireland
The centre of the multinational economy, hosting the European headquarters of many US technology and pharmaceutical companies. Rental supply is severely constrained and finding somewhere to live is harder than finding work.
- Population
- 590,000
- Climate
- temperate
- Typical download speed
- 130 Mbit/s
- One-bed, city centre
- €1,800 – €2,500
- One-bed, outside centre
- €1,450 – €1,900
- Monthly budget, one adult
- €2,700 – €3,900
Indicative
Getting around
Luas tram, DART commuter rail and bus; no metro.
What people work in here
- Technology
- Pharmaceuticals
- Financial services
Cost of living
We do not hold a Dublin cost series, so this is the Ireland country-wide estimate. Use the rent figures above for the local picture.
| Category | Monthly range |
|---|---|
| Housing | €1,300 – €2,200 |
| Food | €320 – €520 |
| Utilities | €160 – €300 |
| Internet | €40 – €65 |
| Transport | €60 – €160 |
| Healthcare | €50 – €200 |
| Everything else | €250 – €500 |
| Total | €2,180 – €3,945 |
| Suggested monthly buffer | €4,734 |
Modelled from a baseline for one adult and scaled, not sampled from households. Figures are shown as ranges because that is the honest shape of the data.
Worth knowing. Modelled estimate. Housing is the dominant cost and supply is the binding constraint — budget more time and money for it than the numbers alone suggest.
Immigration
Immigration is decided nationally, not by city. Which routes are open to you, what they require and how long they take are all on the Ireland guide.
Worth knowing. Modelled estimates, not survey data.