Cost of living in Dublin 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Dublin, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
84.2
16% cheaper than New York
DublinUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 2,168 EUR $2,493
1-bed apartment, outside centre 1,874 EUR $2,155
3-bed apartment, centre 3,785 EUR $4,353
Room in shared flat 775 EUR $891
Buy price per m2 7,450 EUR $8,568
Living cost excl. rent 1,078 EUR $1,240
Typical net salary 3,478 EUR $4,000
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.