City comparison
Cost of living in Toronto vs Dublin
One person needs about €2,737 a month in Toronto and €3,040 in Dublin, rent included — Toronto is 11% 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 Toronto on €3,000, you need
€3,332/ month net
11% more than today (+€332)
- Toronto today
- Basket €2,737 · left over €263 (9%)
- Dublin at the matched salary
- Basket €3,040 · left over €292 (9%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 171% over in Dublin (comfortable) vs 197% in Toronto. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇨🇦 Toronto
Strong salaries, brutal rent, and winters that raise the utility line.
Monthly budget: €2,737
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 Toronto or Dublin?
On salary, Toronto pays more for tech roles (€5,400 versus €5,200 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,663 in Toronto at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,900 in Toronto against €2,100 in Dublin. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Toronto at 66 and Dublin at 63 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.