Summary of cost of living in Dublin, Ireland:
Restaurants | Edit | Range |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 21.03 $ | |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 94.64 $ | |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 11.04 $ | |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 7.36 $ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 6.83 $ | |
Cappuccino (regular) | 4.23 $ | |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 2.36 $ | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 1.94 $ | |
Markets | Edit | |
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 5.40 $ | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.66 $ | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.77 $ | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 4.12 $ | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 4.04 $ | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 4.74 $ | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 5.28 $ | |
Apples (1 lb) | 1.18 $ | |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.87 $ | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 1.24 $ | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 1.97 $ | |
Potato (1 lb) | 0.89 $ | |
Onion (1 lb) | 0.68 $ | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 1.23 $ | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 1.73 $ | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 12.62 $ | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 2.84 $ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 3.60 $ | |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 17.88 $ | |
Transportation | Edit | |
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 2.10 $ | |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 120.93 $ | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 4.94 $ | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.38 $ | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 31.55 $ | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 7.00 $ | |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 38,564.75 $ | |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 35,804.26 $ | |
Utilities (Monthly) | Edit | |
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 258.61 $ | |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 22.88 $ | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 54.41 $ | |
Sports And Leisure | Edit | |
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 55.94 $ | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 21.53 $ | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 13.67 $ | |
Childcare | Edit | |
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 1,207.75 $ | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 9,498.79 $ | |
Clothing And Shoes | Edit | |
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 95.40 $ | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 40.65 $ | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 100.46 $ | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 110.71 $ | |
Rent Per Month | Edit | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 2,076.08 $ | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 1,785.45 $ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 3,633.98 $ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 3,082.65 $ | |
Buy Apartment Price | Edit | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 674.99 $ | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 543.03 $ | |
Salaries And Financing | Edit | |
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 3,520.91 $ | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 4.32 |
Cost of Living in Maynooth | 15.63 miles |
Cost of Living in Naas | 19.23 miles |
Cost of Living in Drogheda | 31.28 miles |
Cost of Living in Navan | 31.80 miles |
Cost of Living in Wicklow | 35.06 miles |
Cost of Living in Mullingar | 48.87 miles |
Cost of Living in Carlow | 51.84 miles |
Cost of Living in Dundalk | 51.92 miles |
Cost of Living in Tullamore | 62.16 miles |
Cost of Living in Athlone | 76.39 miles |
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ItalianoCosto della Vita a Dublino |
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Also I was wondering about the motorcycles over there, I ride Harley's here in the states. It seems they mostly have the dual purpose bikes when I look at anything over there.
I am 39 yo from Portugal and my country is very poor, I am currently living in Lisbon and earn around 850 eur per month. I am barely able to save 1000 eur per year with my job. I want to move to Ireland, I had many job interviews in Ireland in the last months but the only job I have been offered is a call centre role paid 25000 eur per year. For other roles they never consider me because they tell me I have not enough references or other excuses, even if I have a Bachelor's degree and more than ten years of work experience.
Do you think 25000 eur can be enough for a single person if living in a single room?
Thanks in advance.
- Riyaadh: This is pretty simple. In Ireland if your annual salary is below €42K then you'll be taxed 20% but if it's above €42K then it's taxed at 40%. I'll let you do the rest of the math.
Thanks
I'll go there for studying
Thanks !
That being said, my wife is very concerned that her income alone will not be enough for family…until I find employment.
Could you kindly comment on this as my wife whose dream it has been to live and raise our kids in Ireland is seriously considering not accepting our friends generous offer to rent his home for two years.
Much appreciated.
Health care system is falling apart, the wealthy use private insurance so no incentive to care, the rest have to deal with waiting lists that stretch on for years, A&E is overflowing, people lined on corridors days without treatment. Recently a 16 year old girl was left for 16 hours without treatment & died in A&E.
Is 18'500 euro per annum enough to support a family of 3 (2 adults, 1 child about a year old)? I am thinking about taking a doctorate position at University College Dublin but really concerned about the annual stipend. Any advice from someone living in Dublin is highly appreciated.
Low salaries
High rent and expenses
No social services or healthcare
Your job is your lifeline. This is how foreign companies are exploiting the country and the European Union.
We need to stop this massacre of the Irish state
SD - 2 kids? Just about. But rents are just going higher and higher.
Is a Ph.D. position with a stipend of €16,000 per annum plus tuition fees for 4 years realistic (for one person), or should I work part-time to live an ideal life in Carlow?
Thanks in advance for your reply.
So I’d say in terms of accommodation the average person with average needs can plan with 650-1100€ For a room in a shared house appartment (depending on size, features, location, size of household….)
850-1100€ for a studio out of the Centre
950-1300€ for a studio in the Centre
1200-1600€ for a 1 bed appartment out of the Centre
1400- 2000€ for a 1 bed in the Centre
And so forth …
No offense to you get real, just thinking you take places at the very high end as reference
I appreciate the information presented by Numbeo but lets face it, one has to be very lucky to get a 1 bedroom apartment in city center at the "average" price of 1700 euros a month. even at 2200 it would be a big problem. Yes they are advertised at those prices but getting them is in practice very difficult as one has to compete with 40-50 other individuals who are desperately looking for a place to live.
If you plan to move to Dublin and need to rent an apartment quickly, be prepared to pay at least 2500 euros for 1 bedroom.
The prices for other commodities are actuallly quite realistic.
Ireland is one of the most tolerant countries in EU regarding religious and ethnic backgrounds: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/irish-among-most-tolerant-in-europe-claims-eu-wide-survey-1.2374814
Your scouring remarks make you come across as a miserable grump of a person. Also known as 'minus craic'. Although Ireland has many issues, racism is not top billing. Housing is our main gripe. Not sure where you're getting 'ripped off', you make it sound like there are lecherous merchants shouting prices at you. We are a developed economy, wages are high, prices reflect that. Although cost of living remains an issue of note.
All people who are good craic are welcome. You are not good craic.
Pros: Beautiful sceneries, friendly people, affordable and good healthcare
Cons: expensive houses, high rent, High cost of electricity, bad weather, high taxes, too many junkies.Needs to pay TV license.
That Ireland is extremely expensive is only partly true. Living space is in general expensive, along with services/eating/drinking out. That naturally mainly applies to Dublin and other urban areas. So by that statement I am very very inclined to say that person has spent all of the 13 years mentioned in Dublin - and now applies that to the entire country.
The weather is horrible ? It can be seen that way - it though is a very subjective statement. The fact that you have the chance of seeing more than one season within a day is definitely true - though I wouldn’t say the weather is horrible but challenging in the way of not being very reliable.
There is nothing to do ? you are DEFINITELY on the wrong track there. If there is nothing to do at all that matches your interests and preferences, that is surprising, but then in the end says more about you than about the Country. The scenic nature, the importance that sports and music have in the country just to name a few obvious things show that the country offers a good few examples that the country allows various options to spend ones time
On the other hand, some people love it here so if you plan to move to Ireland make sure to see for yourself if it's for you. Most people that are foreigners and even Irish want to get out..
Is 144K annual sufficient to live comfortably and save something reasonable. Thank you.
But I am surprised at so many people complaining about racism regarding jobs. I could not get a job in science in 2006, when I graduated because the jobs market was so in favour of the employer. After a PhD it wasn't much easier, there aren't many related jobs in Dublin. And it takes a long time.
In the companies I've worked in by now, they have either had a higher number of expats than would be expected proportionally, or have been very multicultural.
I don't think Dublin is necessarily any more racist than other world cities but the hiring processes area definitely trickier than they should be.
CONS of living in Dublin: expensive and really bad quality housing, lack of cultural options rather than pubs, silly curfew for clubs at 3am (some even have to close at 11.30 on weekdays), the weather is awful the whole year round so you stay indoors most of the time, you are stuck in an island with a small population, therefore, the amount of things you can do/people you can meet is really limited.
VERDICT: I would recommend Dublin for older people or families looking for a more chilled way of living... or for those who grew up in small towns/villages. Anyone who is younger and/or has lived in other major European cities will be disappointed with the city.