City comparison
Cost of living in Dublin vs Copenhagen
One person needs about €3,040 a month in Dublin and €2,563 in Copenhagen, rent included — Copenhagen is 16% 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 Copenhagen the way you live in Dublin on €3,000, you need
€2,529/ month net
16% less than today (-€471)
- Dublin today
- Basket €3,040 · left over -€40 (-1%)
- Copenhagen at the matched salary
- Basket €2,563 · left over -€34 (-1%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 207% over in Copenhagen (strong) vs 171% in Dublin. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇮🇪 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
🇩🇰 Copenhagen
Cycling city with high taxes that buy genuinely good public services.
Monthly budget: €2,563
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Dublin or Copenhagen?
On salary, Copenhagen pays more for tech roles (€5,300 versus €5,200 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,737 in Copenhagen at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €2,100 in Dublin against €1,700 in Copenhagen. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Dublin at 63 and Copenhagen at 70 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.