Dublin
Buy vs. Rent Calculator
📊 Dublin Market Analysis
Buying a home in Dublin comes with costs that never appear in the listing price. Closing costs run 2.0% of the purchase price (€9,000), annual property taxes are 0.18%, and maintenance averages 1% per year. For someone staying less than 3 years, these unrecoverable costs add up to approximately €40,710 per year — before you even account for selling fees of 6%. Despite these costs, Dublin's favorable price-to-rent ratio of 17.9 means buying still wins long-term. The calculator below lets you see exactly when buying overtakes renting for your situation.