🇮🇪 Dublin

⚔️ Compare

Guinness, craic, and a tech salary that still can't cover rent

⚡ Digital Republic🏆 Nomad Score: 59/100 (#53 of 61)44% cheaper than NYC🗳️ #5 most democratic country of 61

Where the pubs never close and the apartments never open.

🌙

It's 12:12 AM in Dublin

The city is winding down. Mostly.

💰 Affordability31/100
☀️ Climate Score76/100
⚡ Connectivity63/100
🗳️ Democracy91/100
🌤️ Clear Days31%

📅 When to visit

🌸

Spring

13°C

35% sunny

☀️

Summer

19°C

40% sunny

🍂

Fall

13°C

28% sunny

❄️

Winter

8°C

22% sunny

Best: Summer. Avoid: Spring, Fall, Winter if you dislike extremes.

🏷️ Quick prices

🍺

Beer (0.5L)

$7.00

☕

Cappuccino

$4.50

🍽️

Cheap meal

$18.00

🍔

Fast food combo

$11.00

🚌

Bus/metro ticket

$3.30

💪

Gym/month

$65

🌐

Internet/month

$45

🔥 Hot takes

vs London

Same language, better craic, worse weather

⚔️ Compare

vs Edinburgh

The whisky argument is ongoing and will not resolve

⚔️ Compare

⚖️ The honest take

For

  • ✓Genuinely good governance. The basics — healthcare, transport, rule of law — work as advertised.
  • ✓Prices are stable. Your budget won't quietly evaporate month by month.

Against

  • ✗At $2200/mo rent, budget carefully. This is not a cheap experiment.

🗺️ You might also like

🇬🇧→

London

United Kingdom

A world city that'll world-city your bank account

$2852/mo21.67°C summer
🇵🇹→

Porto

Portugal

Port wine, tile facades, and the Atlantic at your feet

$1132/moCoastal20°C summer
🇨🇦→

Vancouver

Canada

California prices, Canadian healthcare. You do the math.

$2069/moCoastalMountains21.33°C summer
🇨🇭→

Zurich

Switzerland

The world's most liveable city. The world's most expensive city. Same city.

$2500/moMountains25°C summer

🇮🇪 Dublin

Guinness, craic, and a tech salary that still can't cover rent

BeachPriceyDemocracy

Expenses

$3,125 / mo

🥑 That's 260 avocado toasts/mo

winter

❄️ 8°C / ❄️ 3°C

summer

😊 19°C / ❄️ 12°C

Internet

125 Mbps

IE: 148 Mbps

Ireland

Economics

GDP per capita (PPP)2024

$106,059

GDP Growth2024

+1.5%

Inflation Rate2024

1.7%

Unemployment2024

4.4%

Gini Index2022

28 

Population2024

5,100,000

Politics

Democracy Index

9.058th

Regime

Full democracy

Safety

Homicide per 100K

N/A

Language

Languages

English, Irish (V)

English Proficiency

N/A

Explore more

⚔️ Compare with another city🏆 Full city rankings🗂️ City collections🔍 Find your city🎯 City knowledge quiz🏅 City records