🇮🇪 Ireland · #71 of 538 cities · 2026

Cost of Living in Dublin

3.2% above the Ireland average

Ranked #71 of 538 cities · More expensive than 86.8% of cities worldwide

Compared to Ireland average

Rent Prices

Rent Prices in Dublin

Apartment City Centre Outside Centre You Save
1-Bedroom EUR 2,118/mo ≈ $2,448 EUR 1,814/mo ≈ $2,096 14%
3-Bedroom EUR 3,710/mo ≈ $4,288 EUR 2,965/mo ≈ $3,427 14%
Numbeo · 2026-03-12

Multi-Source Comparison

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Dublin has a composite cost index of 65.7 from 3 independent data sources.

65.7
Composite
3
Sources
0.2
Spread

Source Values (NYC = 100)

Numbeo
65.4
Expatistan
65.9
LivingCost
No data
SIM
68.6
Eurostat Validation (EU27 = 100) Gov. Data
Eurostat
138.0

Based on 138 country PLI x 1 city factor

View all 127 cities | Data last updated: 2026-03-18

Cost Indices

Cost of Living
+3.2% Average
Rent
+9.4% Expensive
Groceries
-1.9% Average
Restaurants
+6.4% Average
Purchasing Power
+2.5% Average

Living in Dublin: What to Expect

Dublin is average by global standards (ranked #71 of 538 cities). It is 3.2% more expensive than the Ireland average, based on 4 cities.

Groceries are average, while dining out is average. Groceries offers the best value, while Rent is the priciest.

Local purchasing power is limited — residents can afford fewer goods and services than in most cities.

Workers in Ireland earning EUR 50,000 gross take home EUR 3,313/month after tax (20.5% effective rate). See full Ireland tax calculator →

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