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Europe
London
United Kingdom
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in London compare to Dublin?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in London is 4% worse off vs in Dublin
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in London compared to Dublin, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$83,298
+$11,316 (+16%) vs Dublin
Tax Rate: 32%
Weather
How does the weather in London compare to Dublin?
London has better overall weather
5.0/10(vs 3.9/10 in Dublin)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
15°C(vs 13°C in Dublin)
Average Low
9°C(vs 7°C in Dublin)
Sunshine Hours
1,633h/yr+180h/yr(+12%)
Average High in hottest month
23°C(vs 19°C in Dublin)
Average Low in coldest month
4°C(vs 3°C in Dublin)
Rainy Days
93/yr-24/yr(-21%)
Muggy Days
0/yr(same as Dublin)
Cloud Cover
58%(same as Dublin)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in London compare to Dublin?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in London compared to Dublin?
Avg. Property Price
$16,200 / m²
140% more expensive than Dublin
SWE Affordability
15.6 years
8.1 years longer than Dublin
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
London has around 61 Luma events listed.
Dublin has no listed Luma events for comparison.
Salary Converter
Enter your annual gross salary (before taxes) to see what you would need to earn in London to maintain the same standard of living.
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