City comparison
Cost of living in Amsterdam vs Dublin
One person needs about €2,767 a month in Amsterdam and €3,040 in Dublin, rent included — Amsterdam is 10% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Dublin the way you live in Amsterdam on €3,000, you need
€3,296/ month net
10% more than today (+€296)
- Amsterdam today
- Basket €2,767 · left over €233 (8%)
- Dublin at the matched salary
- Basket €3,040 · left over €256 (8%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 171% over in Dublin (comfortable) vs 181% in Amsterdam. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇳🇱 Amsterdam
High pay and a 30% ruling for expats, wiped out by one of Europe's tightest housing markets.
Monthly budget: €2,767
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇮🇪 Dublin
Big-tech salaries almost entirely absorbed by a chronic housing shortage.
Monthly budget: €3,040
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Amsterdam or Dublin?
On salary, Dublin pays more for tech roles (€5,200 versus €5,000 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,233 in Amsterdam at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,900 in Amsterdam against €2,100 in Dublin. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Amsterdam at 70 and Dublin at 63 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.