Shared room, student residence or studio: 2026 prices in Dublin, your tenant rights and the neighbourhoods to search.
Studying in Dublin starts with finding somewhere to sleep, and a shared flat is the most common answer. A whole apartment is expensive: according to the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB), the average rent of new leases signed in County Dublin reached €2,335 per month in the first quarter of 2026. A room in a shared flat costs far less: €922 per month on average for a double room in a house, according to the Daft.ie report for the second quarter of 2026.
The market remains very tight. On 1 August 2026, Daft.ie listed only 933 rooms to rent in the whole of Dublin, 26% fewer than a year earlier. This page helps you choose between a shared flat, a student residence and a studio, set a realistic budget and avoid the most common pitfalls.
This is the most common option. You rent a room in a shared house or apartment, often with a shared kitchen and living room. It offers the best balance between price and location, and lets you live near your campus without paying for a whole home.
Residences dedicated to students (student specific accommodation) offer furnished rooms, often with a private bathroom, in buildings run by a university or a private operator. Places go early: ask your institution's housing office as soon as you are admitted. Good news, these residences are now subject to rent control: since 1 March 2026, the rent can only increase once a year, by 2% at most or by inflation if it is lower, according to the RTB (except for residences whose construction began after 10 June 2025, where the increase follows inflation).
On your own, you gain peace and quiet, but the budget changes scale: expect €1,200 to €1,700 per month for a studio according to our guide to renting in Dublin, before bills. For most students, this is out of reach.
Daft.ie publishes average advertised room rents every quarter, by type of housing and area. For Dublin city centre, in the second quarter of 2026:
Outside the centre, prices drop a little: a single room in a house without a private bathroom rents for an average of €777 in the north of the city (North Dublin City) and €722 in the north of the county. Room rents rose 5.6% in a year in Dublin according to Daft.ie, and are now 72% above their peak from the "Celtic Tiger" era.
Our guide to renting in Dublin puts a room in a shared flat at between €700 and €1,100 a month depending on the area. Add your share of the bills (electricity, gas, internet), which are not always included: ask before you commit.
Plan for the first month's rent and a security deposit. The RTB reminds us that a landlord cannot ask for a deposit of more than one month's rent. Insist on a dated, signed receipt, avoid paying in cash, and pay the deposit only once you are satisfied with the home and the rental terms.
Choose first according to your campus and transport: Dublin sprawls, and a journey of more than 45 minutes quickly becomes a burden. Do the trip at the time of your classes before signing.
With fewer than a thousand rooms available at any one time, you have to react fast, view places and weed out dubious listings, which is almost impossible remotely. A Remoters home finder based in Dublin can search for you according to your campus and budget, view homes, prepare your application and review the contract before signing. The first conversation and the quote are free.
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