To buy or to rent?
Using the Daft.ie House Price and Rental reports, it is possible to calculate the average
mortgage payment as well as the average rent, for properties around the country.
Current mortgage repayments based off the following parameters: 3.75% variable mortgage, for a
term of 30 years, with 85% LTV, while a figure is also given for the case where mortgage rates rise by
two percentage points. Average mortgage and rent payments compared, across Ireland, 2018 Q1.
OTHER CITIES
DUBLIN
1 bed apartment
2 bed house
3 bed house
4 bed house
5 bed house
Mortgage
(4.3%)
Mortgage
+2%
Rent
Mortgage
(4.3%)
Mortgage
+2%
Rent
Mortgage
(4.3%)
Mortgage
+2%
Rent
Mortgage
(4.3%)
Mortgage
+2%
Rent
Mortgage
(4.3%)
Mortgage
+2%
Rent
Dublin 1
€844
€1,064
€1,529
€1,252
€1,577
€1,856
€1,672
€2,107
€2,303
€2,327
€2,932
€2,813
€2,932
€3,695
€3,334
Dublin 2
€1,253
€1,578
€1,784
€1,732
€2,183
€2,119
€2,266
€2,855
€2,508
€3,189
€4,019
€2,942
€3,716
€4,682
€3,386
Dublin 3
€948
€1,194
€1,484
€1,334
€1,681
€1,758
€1,837
€2,315
€2,051
€2,735
€3,446
€2,343
€3,373
€4,251
€2,432
Dublin 4
€1,268
€1,597
€1,875
€1,804
€2,274
€2,145
€2,663
€3,356
€2,469
€4,226
€5,325
€2,751
€5,276
€6,649
€3,042
Dublin 5
€736
€928
€1,342
€998
€1,258
€1,554
€1,450
€1,827
€1,832
€2,280
€2,874
€2,014
€2,666
€3,359
€2,105
Dublin 6
€1,294
€1,630
€1,665
€1,754
€2,211
€1,928
€2,548
€3,211
€2,273
€4,008
€5,050
€2,498
€4,684
€5,903
€2,611
Dublin 6W
€1,025
€1,292
€1,478
€1,390
€1,752
€1,712
€2,019
€2,545
€2,018
€3,176
€4,002
€2,218
€3,712
€4,677
€2,319
Dublin 7
€831
€1,047
€1,470
€1,126
€1,419
€1,702
€1,636
€2,061
€2,007
€2,573
€3,242
€2,206
€3,007
€3,789
€2,306
Dublin 8
€850
€1,071
€1,539
€1,152
€1,452
€1,782
€1,674
€2,110
€2,101
€2,633
€3,317
€2,309
€3,077
€3,878
€2,413
Dublin 9
€770
€970
€1,377
€1,044
€1,316
€1,595
€1,517
€1,911
€1,880
€2,385
€3,006
€2,067
€2,788
€3,514
€2,160
Dublin 10
€518
€653
€1,259
€702
€885
€1,458
€1,020
€1,286
€1,719
€1,605
€2,022
€1,889
€1,876
€2,363
€1,975
Dublin 11
€593
€747
€1,258
€804
€1,013
€1,456
€1,168
€1,472
€1,717
€1,837
€2,315
€1,887
€2,147
€2,705
€1,972
Dublin 12
€676
€852
€1,352
€916
€1,155
€1,565
€1,331
€1,677
€1,846
€2,093
€2,638
€2,029
€2,447
€3,083
€2,120
Dublin 13
€768
€968
€1,360
€1,041
€1,312
€1,574
€1,513
€1,906
€1,856
€2,379
€2,997
€2,040
€2,780
€3,504
€2,132
Dublin 14
€976
€1,230
€1,483
€1,324
€1,668
€1,717
€1,923
€2,423
€2,025
€3,023
€3,810
€2,226
€3,534
€4,453
€2,326
Dublin 15
€608
€766
€1,237
€825
€1,039
€1,433
€1,198
€1,510
€1,689
€1,884
€2,374
€1,856
€2,202
€2,775
€1,941
Dublin 16
€843
€1,063
€1,326
€1,144
€1,441
€1,535
€1,661
€2,094
€1,810
€2,613
€3,292
€1,989
€3,054
€3,848
€2,080
Dublin 17
€556
€701
€1,291
€754
€950
€1,495
€1,095
€1,380
€1,763
€1,722
€2,170
€1,937
€2,013
€2,537
€2,025
Dublin 18
€928
€1,169
€1,480
€1,258
€1,585
€1,714
€1,828
€2,303
€2,021
€2,874
€3,621
€2,221
€3,359
€4,233
€2,322
Dublin 20
€685
€863
€1,339
€929
€1,171
€1,550
€1,349
€1,700
€1,828
€2,122
€2,674
€2,009
€2,480
€3,126
€2,100
Dublin 22
€502
€633
€1,204
€681
€858
€1,394
€989
€1,247
€1,644
€1,556
€1,961
€1,806
€1,819
€2,292
€1,888
Dublin 24
€538
€678
€1,255
€729
€919
€1,453
€1,059
€1,335
€1,714
€1,666
€2,099
€1,883
€1,947
€2,454
€1,969
North Co Dublin
€608
€766
€1,158
€824
€1,039
€1,341
€1,197
€1,509
€1,581
€1,883
€2,373
€1,738
€2,201
€2,774
€1,816
South Co Dublin
€1,110
€1,398
€1,541
€1,504
€1,896
€1,784
€2,185
€2,754
€2,104
€3,437
€4,331
€2,312
€4,017
€5,062
€2,417
West Dublin
€586
€739
€1,190
€795
€1,002
€1,378
€1,155
€1,455
€1,625
€1,816
€2,289
€1,786
€2,123
€2,675
€1,867
Cork City
€439
€554
€913
€585
€738
€1,044
€899
€1,133
€1,231
€1,454
€1,832
€1,353
€1,810
€2,280
€1,415
Galway City
€426
€536
€834
€567
€715
€954
€872
€1,098
€1,125
€1,409
€1,776
€1,236
€1,754
€2,210
€1,292
Limerick City
€314
€396
€769
€419
€528
€879
€644
€811
€1,037
€1,041
€1,311
€1,139
€1,295
€1,632
€1,191
Waterford City
€276
€348
€644
€368
€464
€737
€565
€713
€869
€914
€1,152
€955
€1,138
€1,434
€998
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To buy or to rent?
Using the Daft.ie House Price and Rental reports, it is possible to calculate the average
mortgage payment as well as the average rent, for properties around the country.
Current mortgage repayments based off the following parameters: 3.75% variable mortgage, for a
term of 30 years, with 85% LTV, while a figure is also given for the case where mortgage rates rise by
two percentage points. Average mortgage and rent payments compared, across Ireland, 2018 Q1.
ULSTER
CONNACHT
MUNSTER
LEINSTER
1 bed apartment
2 bed house
3 bed house
4 bed house
5 bed house
Mortgage
(4.3%)
Mortgage
+2%
Rent
Mortgage
(4.3%)
Mortgage
+2%
Rent
Mortgage
(4.3%)
Mortgage
+2%
Rent
Mortgage
(4.3%)
Mortgage
+2%
Rent
Mortgage
(4.3%)
Mortgage
+2%
Rent
Meath
€382
€481
€867
€504
€635
€1,003
€709
€893
€1,183
€1,339
€1,687
€1,300
€1,434
€1,806
€1,358
Kildare
€412
€519
€903
€545
€686
€1,045
€766
€965
€1,232
€1,447
€1,823
€1,354
€1,549
€1,951
€1,415
Wicklow
€514
€648
€953
€680
€857
€1,103
€955
€1,204
€1,300
€1,805
€2,275
€1,429
€1,932
€2,435
€1,494
Louth
€342
€431
€809
€452
€570
€936
€636
€801
€1,103
€1,201
€1,514
€1,212
€1,286
€1,621
€1,267
Longford
€185
€233
€460
€244
€308
€533
€343
€432
€628
€648
€817
€690
€694
€875
€722
Offaly
€266
€335
€582
€351
€443
€673
€494
€622
€794
€933
€1,175
€873
€999
€1,258
€912
Westmeath
€287
€362
€615
€379
€478
€712
€533
€672
€839
€1,008
€1,270
€922
€1,079
€1,359
€964
Laois
€258
€325
€613
€341
€430
€709
€479
€604
€836
€905
€1,141
€919
€969
€1,221
€960
Carlow
€265
€334
€597
€350
€441
€691
€492
€620
€815
€929
€1,171
€895
€995
€1,253
€936
Kilkenny
€315
€397
€622
€416
€525
€719
€585
€737
€848
€1,105
€1,393
€932
€1,183
€1,491
€974
Wexford
€283
€356
€560
€374
€471
€647
€525
€662
€763
€992
€1,251
€839
€1,062
€1,339
€877
Waterford Co
€318
€400
€551
€373
€471
€642
€550
€693
€757
€1,084
€1,366
€832
€1,088
€1,372
€870
Kerry
€276
€347
€522
€324
€409
€608
€477
€602
€717
€941
€1,186
€788
€945
€1,191
€824
Cork Co
€329
€414
€621
€387
€487
€724
€569
€718
€854
€1,122
€1,414
€938
€1,127
€1,420
€981
Clare
€265
€334
€523
€312
€393
€610
€460
€579
€720
€906
€1,142
€791
€910
€1,147
€827
Limerick Co
€251
€316
€523
€295
€371
€610
€434
€547
€719
€855
€1,078
€791
€859
€1,082
€826
Tipperary
€253
€318
€518
€297
€374
€604
€437
€551
€713
€862
€1,087
€783
€866
€1,091
€819
Galway Co
€239
€301
€556
€311
€392
€636
€452
€570
€750
€863
€1,087
€824
€933
€1,176
€861
Mayo
€201
€254
€471
€262
€330
€540
€380
€479
€636
€726
€915
€699
€785
€989
€731
Roscommon
€172
€217
€444
€224
€282
€509
€325
€409
€600
€619
€781
€659
€670
€844
€689
Sligo
€198
€249
€501
€258
€325
€573
€374
€471
€676
€714
€899
€743
€772
€973
€777
Leitrim
€170
€214
€411
€221
€278
€471
€321
€404
€555
€611
€770
€610
€661
€833
€638
Donegal
€183
€231
€428
€239
€301
€489
€347
€437
€577
€661
€834
€634
€716
€902
€663
Cavan
€190
€240
€480
€248
€312
€550
€359
€453
€648
€686
€864
€712
€742
€935
€745
Monaghan
€223
€281
€526
€290
€365
€602
€421
€530
€710
€803
€1,012
€780
€869
€1,094
€815
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