Is Ireland a good place to live for remote workers?

Ireland scores 92/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 215.9 Mbps, safety 96, healthcare 82, air quality 96, english 100) — rank 6 of 167. Anglophone EU base; public healthcare waitlists push many to private cover.

How fast is the internet in Ireland?

Median fixed broadband is around 215.9 Mbps. Anglophone EU base; public healthcare waitlists push many to private cover.

What does $3,000/month get you in Ireland?

Single-person essentials run about $1,922/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (1.6× essentials).

Livability · rank 6/167

Is 🇮🇪 Ireland (Dublin) a good place to live?

Quality score 92/100 against essentials of $1,922/month. Anglophone EU base; public healthcare waitlists push many to private cover.

The five metrics

Internet 86 215.9 Mbps median broadband, 97.2% online

Safety 96 0.7 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 82 UHC service coverage 82/100 (2023)

Air quality 96 PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³ (2023)

English 100 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: very strong; World Bank WGI estimate 1.59 · corruption control 1.57 · stability 0.71 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $36.81 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $21.04/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($1,922)	Verdict
$2,000	1.0×	comfortable
$3,000	1.6×	very comfortable
$5,000	2.6×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

🪤 Tax residency triggers at 183 days. Tax residency details →

Similar value-for-money

🇨🇷 Costa Rica — quality 61.7, essentials $1,287/mo
🇧🇪 Belgium — quality 88.4, essentials $1,851/mo
🇲🇽 Mexico — quality 53, essentials $1,122/mo
🇸🇪 Sweden — quality 91.4, essentials $1,945/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Ireland a good place to live for remote workers?: Ireland scores 92/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 215.9 Mbps, safety 96, healthcare 82, air quality 96, english 100) — rank 6 of 167. Anglophone EU base; public healthcare waitlists push many to private cover.
How fast is the internet in Ireland?: Median fixed broadband is around 215.9 Mbps. Anglophone EU base; public healthcare waitlists push many to private cover.
What does $3,000/month get you in Ireland?: Single-person essentials run about $1,922/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (1.6× essentials).