Costs · Dublin · 2026
Cost of living in Dublin
Reference prices from September 2026, the same ones the Newope app uses for your budget. We mean a room in a shared flat, which is how almost everyone starts.
Updated October 2026 · From the Newope arrival plan
Your month, in numbers
| Room | €900–1400/month |
| Food | €220–320/month |
| Phone | €15–25/month |
| Going out · Quiet | €60–120/month |
| Going out · Normal | €150–250/month |
| Going out · Very social | €300–450/month |
| Estimated total | €1195–2195/month |
Room, food, phone and going out; transport and gym not included. From a quiet month to a very social one.
To give you an idea
- €3.50–4.50Coffee
- €6–8Pint
- €15–25Casual dinner
A room by neighbourhood
Usual monthly range for a room in a shared flat.
| City centre | |
|---|---|
| Temple Bar & Grafton St | €1100–1500 |
| Northside | |
| Smithfield | €950–1300 |
| Stoneybatter | €950–1300 |
| Phibsborough | €850–1150 |
| Drumcondra | €850–1150 |
| Southside | |
| Rathmines | €950–1300 |
| Ranelagh | €1000–1400 |
| Portobello | €1000–1400 |
| West | |
| The Liberties | €900–1250 |
| Kilmainham | €850–1150 |
| Coast | |
| Howth | €850–1200 |
| Dún Laoghaire & Sandycove | €900–1250 |
Where to live
- Rathmines & Ranelagh €€€
Young professionals and students, cafés, good buses and Luas to the centre.
Students · Cafés · Luas - Phibsborough & Drumcondra €€
North side, near DCU, friendly, slightly cheaper, walkable to town.
Near DCU · Cheaper · Walk to town - Stoneybatter & Smithfield €€€
Creative crowd, pubs and markets, Luas Red line.
Creative · Pubs & markets · Luas - Portobello €€€
Canal-side, lively and central. Rooms go very fast.
Canal · Lively · Central - Dún Laoghaire & Bray €€
By the sea, on the DART line. Calmer, longer commute.
By the sea · DART · Calmer
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