Cost of Living
Rental Property prices by Daft.ie (Q4 2021)
Drogheda has 30% lower prices than Dublin to rent an apartment or house
Rent prices in Drogheda and the wider area are €1,396, compared to average monthly rents across Dublin of €1,996.
Rents nationally rose at an annual rate of just over 10% in the last three months of last year, according to listed rent prices compiled by the property website Daft.ie.
Home Purchase comparison (My Homes.ie survey Q4 2021)
Drogheda is 35% lower prices than Dublin to purchase a house
The average price for a three bed semi-detached house in Drogheda / Louth is €225,000 compared to the €345,000 price in the Dublin region.
The annual asking price of inflation rose by 9.7% nationwide, by 7.4% in Dublin and by 10.6% elsewhere around the country.
The quarterly asking price inflation also rose slightly throughout Ireland – by 1.3% nationally, by 1.7% in Dublin, and by 1.1% elsewhere around the country.
Drogheda’s has a wide range of buildings, from a large number of developments near the town centre and on the approach roads. Drogheda has grown considerably due investment and its proximity to Dublin City.
Drogheda is a 25-minute drive from Dublin airport, 35 minutes to Dublin City Centre by train, and boasts excellent transport links by road, rail and sea without the congestion challenge of Dublin City. You can also travel to Belfast from Drogheda in under 90 minutes. This gives you access to a wider range of amenities and opportunities.
The DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transport) electric train network will be extended to Drogheda by 2025, offering residents additional fast and frequent access to Dublin.
Drogheda is incredibly well-positioned between four nearby universities in central and north Dublin (Dublin City University, Trinity College Dublin, UCD, and Technological University Dublin) together with NCI, NUI Maynooth to the west, and Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) to the north.
