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Should I move to Dublin?

Dublin (IE) analysed across savings potential, career opportunity, and financial pressure. Data from national statistics agencies — see methodology.

CityVerdict rating

Worth considering

Dublin · IE

best score / 100

How Dublin scores by priority

If you want to save moreWeak · 43/100

Savings score 38/100 · Pressure score 66/100

If you want career growthModerate · 55/100

Career score 68/100 · Opportunity index 74/100

If you want better balanceModerate · 54/100

Balanced across savings (38), career (68), and comfort (34)

Salary index58/100

Earning potential vs dataset average (50 = avg)

Cost index76/100

Overall cost of living (50 = avg, higher = more expensive)

Rent pressure66/100

Rent as share of income (50 = avg, higher = more pressure)

Opportunity74/100

Job market depth and career upside (50 = avg)

Lifestyle70/100

Quality of life heuristic (50 = avg)

Based on a representative $80,000 USD salary. Not tax-adjusted. See model assumptions →

−$764

Monthly

−$9,168

1 year

−$27,504

3 years

Moving to Dublin from London may reduce your net financial position at this salary level.

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