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Europe · Western Europe · 2025 price levels

🇮🇪Cost of living in Ireland

+36% Everyday spending in Ireland costs 36% more than the EU average.

Alcohol & tobacco, housing & utilities and health cost the most compared with the rest of Europe; clothing & shoes, furniture & household and transport the least.

Price level by category

What costs more, and how much

EU average = 100. The bar's length is Ireland's price level for the same basket.

  • Alcohol & tobacco+103%
  • Housing & utilities+90%
  • Health+85%
  • Personal care & services+37%
  • Phone & internet+32%
  • Restaurants & hotels+18%
  • Food & soft drinks+16%
  • Recreation & culture+14%
  • Transport+12%
  • Furniture & household+10%
  • Clothing & shoes−1%
EU averageEurostat, 2025
Against its neighbours

The priciest in Western Europe

Household spending, EU average = 100.

🇮🇪 Ireland136
🇱🇺 Luxembourg132
🇬🇧 United Kingdom123
🇪🇺 EU100
2% dearerthan the United States for the same household spending (World Bank, 2025)
Living there

The basics

Status
EU Member
Stay
EU rules apply. 90-day free stay; registration required for long stays.
Healthcare
EHIC valid.
Currency
EUR
Banking
Full support (Revolut/Wise)
Paying
Card dominant
English
5 out of 5
Getting around
TFI Live
Say it locally

Seven phrases

Hello
Dia dhuit
Thank you
Go raibh maith agat
Yes/No
Tá / Níl
How are you?
Conas atá tú?
Excuse me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Check, please!
An bille, le do thoil!
Do you speak English?
An labhraíonn tú Béarla?
Cities

Five places to live

Cork Dublin Galway Limerick Waterford
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Google Maps Search Hub

Category Search Link
🏋️ Gyms & Fitness Find Gyms in 🇮🇪 Ireland
🧖 Spas & Wellness Find Spas in 🇮🇪 Ireland
💻 Coworking Find Coworking in 🇮🇪 Ireland
☕ Work-friendly Cafes Find Cafes in 🇮🇪 Ireland
🛒 Supermarkets Find Supermarkets in 🇮🇪 Ireland
🥾 Hiking Trails Find Trails in 🇮🇪 Ireland
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Drug Policy

Substance Status Penalty
Cannabis 🟡 Decriminalized
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Useful Links

🏠 Housing & Rent

Link Description
Daft.ie 🔴 Biggest housing

💼 Jobs

Link Description
Indeed Ireland 🔴 Job search
Where the numbers come from
  1. Eurostat, prc_ppp_ind_1: price level indices, EU27 = 100, 2025. Reuse authorised with acknowledgement.
  2. World Bank, PA.NUS.PRVT.PLI: household price level, United States = 100, 2025. CC BY 4.0.