3.37/5
1,076 reviews
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Dublin

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Dublin has a mix of positives for short-term visitors or digital nomads, with friendly locals, access to lively pub culture, and convenient public transportation. Cultural experiences such as museums (which are usually free) and easy access to charming surrounding towns like Howth or Malahide are a plus. Some reviewers highlight the ease of finding a variety of food options and the opportunity to engage with Irish heritage. Locals are generally polite, and most people have positive interactions day-to-day. Good bus connections and airport links are convenient for travelers.

The city does have several downsides, especially for longer stays. Reviewers consistently mention the cost of living as abnormally high. Rent is particularly expensive and housing quality is often subpar for the price. Internet and mobile services vary, with some operators better than others. There are strong warnings about safety concerns in specific areas like Ballymun and Finglas, especially after dark. The city center is also criticized for lacking cleanliness and dealing with homelessness issues. Social integration can be harder for foreigners without strong English or financial stability.

Overall, Dublin can be enjoyable for short visits or tourists but falls short for those looking for a longer-term, affordable, and clean urban living experience.

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1 year ago

Review of Dublin
Pros:
Ease of finding a variety of quality foods.
Comfort and convenience in shopping for clothes, accessories, and personal items.
Generally polite people, with variations depending on the region.
Safety varies depending on the area you are in.
Great country for nomads, offering a rich cultural experience.
Excellent opportunity to learn about Irish culture and its roots.

Cons:
Very high rent, making housing a financial challenge.
Difficulty being accepted in the community without a good level of English and financial stability.
Irish youth may be more resistant to making friends with foreigners, showing some prejudice or cultural immaturity.
Friendly police, which can result in negligence in cases of theft and attacks by groups of young people.

2 years ago

Been living here for few months and absolutely love it. Chosen to live near the sea and can go on walks on the beach when fancy it as well as enjoying a - small - but animated city center from time to time. If you search a little you can find restaurant Jems and go very easily to some cute places around such as Howth, Malahide and others.
The downs : cost of living and fluctuating weather but at least you see the sun once in a while !

3 years ago

For a European capital, there's not much to do. It's extremely overpriced for what it offers. Did not find the locals nearly as friendly as sources say. Food is very meh. Grocery stores are disorganized and everything close to expiry. You will have to beg and compete to find a dump of an apartment for under $2,000 euro/month.
Maybe quality of life is better in the suburbs, but the city centre and surrounding area is not an attractive place to live.

Overall, just avoid. For a similar price, you can live in Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Vancouver, Sydney. All are far better choices...

5 years ago

Very friendly people and nice bars. Not a whole lot to do though. Wildly expensive for what it is. Great museums and they are all free!!

5 years ago

Pro:
Friendly people, honest (friend lost her purse and a taxi driver called to give it back with all inside) and fun. Very nice to hang around with them. Funny dialect to listen to.
Nice area around the Temple bar for Bar hopping and live music. Good bus system and transfer from and to airport (under 10 Euro back and forth).
Many chain restaurants available like Subways on every corner, KFC or PizzaHut. Tipp: Hard Rock Cafe near the castle, if you don‘t want to try the many local restaurants.
I couldn‘t see me living in Dublin for more than a month or so. A typical playground to have some bar fun, not more.
Contra:
Very expensive for all things. Even bad hostels are minimum 50 Euros a night without breakfast and shared bathrooms. Have not stayed longterm, but what I saw around town is even that expensive.
Also bad: the city is not very clean, some small streets between houses are small, dark and messy. People without a residence (Homel… was blocked) and their smell is something I didn‘t expect from this city.

5 years ago

The city is very expensive and has gotten extremely dangerous since COVID lockdown. If you can, stay somewhere outside the city, but somewhere along the 'Dart' train line.
Best coffee is in 'The Green Bench' but there's no seating there really so don't expect to do some work. Best restaurant is 'Belli Dentro' just south of the city centre.
In terms of Internet, you can get an unlimited data call plan for 9.99 from 48 (online registration) though it will take a few days for them to post to you.

5 years ago

I live here in Dublin and I disagree you should stay in Ballymun or Finglas. These places are dangerous. Very. Mobile operator Three is terrible. Vodafone tends to be a bit more expensive but to support your work it is the only one I recommend. Dublin and the whole of Ireland is charming and fun. It is not cheap. You will not regret coming over.

6 years ago

Dublin is fun and lively. The locals are some of the friendliest I've even encountered in my travels. Although its pretty expensive to the point I can't see myself staying there for very long. Eating out and having some drinks I feel sets you back far too much.

7 years ago

All those saying Dublin is boring need a reality check, it has an amazing nightlife with incredibly friendly people. I agree a lot of the scores are way off but its true that it is ridiculously expensive especially for accommodation.

7 years ago

So expensive and boring, Lots of Tech HQs located in Dublin so lots for work opportunities

7 years ago

The price of just about everything in Dublin makes me think that Ireland is a bit deluded about how attractive its capital actually is.

8 years ago

extremely expensive, worse food ever, (those people do not have anything decent to eat) - not impressed about the awfully expensive beer .the city is dull, boring.

8 years ago

A lot of the scores for Dublin are way off. Every house has a central heating system and A/C is never required. People are extremely friendly and approachable. Virgin Media offer 120MB Internet which is available in the vast majority of places in the city. It is however a very expensive city to live in.

8 years ago

Visit Temple Bar but avoid eating or drinking there as it is a tourist trap and very expensive.
Georges Street and the surrounding area is where the locals hang out. The food and drink are cheaper and atmosphere is better.
Buy a "leap" card and use it for pubic transport everywhere. It's cheaper than paying as you go.
Dublin is a small city and everywhere is cyclable. "Dublin bikes" are dispersed throughout the city. It's a very cheap way to explore the city.

8 years ago

✅ Friendly people

✅ Good public transport

✅ Rich cultural experience

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to make friends

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Good hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Everyone speaks English

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Very family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

❌ Very expensive

❌ Safety concerns in parts of city

❌ Not very clean

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Very damp now

❌ Nomads.com members didn't like going here

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Air quality

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🎒 Nomad Score™	3.37/5 (Rank #256) 1076 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍5 liked it 👎4 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😳 Extremely expensive: $6,832 / mo
📡 Internet	🚀 Super fast: 65 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Too cold: 11°C53°F (feels 10°C50°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 84%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	🥵 Very low: 2%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Great: 22 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 27 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Good
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Great
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Resilience to climate change	Okay
💰 Income level*	Very rich: $12,530 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Great
😤 People density	🧘‍♀️ Low density: 5k ppl/km² (1 per 14x14m)
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Good
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Ireland
🗓️ Average trip length	6 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	65 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 11°C 53°F + 💦 Damp (84%) = feels 10°C 50°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 22 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 28 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay	Cabra, Phibsborough and Smithfield
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood	Crumlin, Drimnagh and Walkinstown
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 112
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
🦷 Fluoride added	💧 Yes, fluoridated
🪨 Water hardness	Soft · 59 mg/L
♻️ Return rate	👍12% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	4,977,000 visitors
📸 Tourists now	95,384 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	1,100,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$150,365 / year
😤 Population density	🧘‍♀️ not busy: 14x14m (196m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 47% 👱‍♀️ 53%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 51% 👱‍♀️ 49%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 80% 👱‍♀️ 20%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
🏠 Apartment listings	Daft
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Ryanair
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Aer Lingus

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$6,832 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$5,512 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$10,073 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$2,878 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,847 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$9,078 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$2,474 / month
🏠 Median home price	$505,530
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$133 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$298 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$169 / month
🍛 Dinner	$24
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$3
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$8
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$5
👩‍🏫 International school	$14,333 / year
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$6 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$13,139
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$38,957
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$116,454
💰 Corporate tax rate	12%

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