City comparison
Cost of living in Dublin vs Valencia
One person needs about €3,040 a month in Dublin and €1,489 in Valencia, rent included — Valencia is 51% 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 Valencia the way you live in Dublin on €3,000, you need
€1,469/ month net
51% less than today (-€1,531)
- Dublin today
- Basket €3,040 · left over -€40 (-1%)
- Valencia at the matched salary
- Basket €1,489 · left over -€20 (-1%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 148% over in Valencia (adequate) 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
🇪🇸 Valencia
Flat, cyclable and cheap for a coastal capital-grade city with real infrastructure.
Monthly budget: €1,489
Sources: INE Spain + Eurostat, HICP & provincial rent index (2025) · 198 community reports
Should you move to Dublin or Valencia?
On salary, Dublin pays more for tech roles (€5,200 versus €2,200 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,160 in Dublin at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €2,100 in Dublin against €950 in Valencia. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Dublin at 63 and Valencia at 79 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.