Relocating to Dublin

There are plentry of Software Development jobs in Dublin, and the rest of Ireland.

If you want to look up the Rents, try DAFT.IE.

Does it have to be Dublin?

If 54k is the gross salary, you will be getting 4,500 per month gross, so expect to pay approx 25% of that back in tax (depending on pension payments, other work perks etc.), so your net pay will be somewhere closer to 3-3.5k per month. A room in dublin city centre is approximately 1k a month in a house share, some places are cheaper, some places are more expensive but as a rule of thumb that seems to be fair. I havent rented in a number of years, but as I understand as well as being expensive, you are completing with countless others and need references, work history, proof of income etc.

You will get Approx €3,200 per month , https://taxcalc.ie/budget-2022/

If you're taking 54,000 home a year after tax then you'll have no problem finding somewhere to rent. It just depends how much of your monthly income you are happy to spend on rent really.

You'll get a 1 bedroom apartment around the city centre (D1) for approx 1,500 a month.

Generally, you agree on a Before Tax Salary (How would an employer know your personal situation for example if you have a wife who will not work means you will pay less tax, etc..) , Only Professional Footballers agree on Net Wages,

It's a large part of your salary alright (about what, 33%?) but there are a lot of folks out there paying those Dublin rental prices and it's taking up 50%+, so you're actually still in a great position with 3000 euro left a month to live on.

You could always just try it out for a year or so - think of it as experience rather than forever. Or as we might say 'suck it and see'.

That's a really large chunk of your income that you are saving - Is there something you are saving for specifically?

Does your new job allow you to work from home? You don't necessarily need to live in Dublin, I work with people who live in Offaly, but get paid around what you will from companies based in Dublin.

54,000 won't go far in Dublin if you are living alone, I've seen it happen a few times to software devs who move from Romania, Brazil etc and get caught out by the rent.

I get the impression you have never been to Ireland and don't have a realistic view of what life here is like. I think a short city break to Dublin could be an eye opener for you. It's not like what they tell you in the tourist brochures. Is there any reason why you want to move to Dublin rather than to another EU city ?

I think many people are getting confused about your salary. It's not common to list net salary. If you're getting 54k net, which is about 85k gross, that's a comfortable salary for Dublin. Just check https://taxcalc.ie/budget-2022/ to confirm.

Renting a room might cost about 1k. Other expenses, food, transport, entertainment, etc. maybe max 1k more. So you probably will be able to save about 2.5k per month anyway.

And you might want to put some money into pension fund - as that's before tax.

Coming for a short visit before deciding is highly recommended!