EUR
Ireland
Ireland's GDP growth is 12.34 %, the 3rd highest of 127. And its GDP per capita is $131,592, the 3rd highest of 127.
Of 28 fields published for Ireland, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
85 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$5,577 PPP/mo
The average employee in Ireland earns about $5,577 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Average annual salary
$70,113 PPP
Money's value
60.30 %
100 saved in Ireland in 2000 buys what 60 buys today — 40 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Tax on pay
25.10 %
Of every $100 of gross pay at the average wage in Ireland, about $25 goes to income tax and employee social contributions.
Average monthly salary
$5,577 PPP/mo
The average employee in Ireland earns about $5,577 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Take-home pay
$52,511 PPP
The average job in Ireland pays about $52,511 a year (PPP) after income tax and the employee's social contributions.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
Mortgage rates
3.48 %
On a €300,000 loan over 25 years, 3.48 % works out to roughly €1,499 a month.
House price growth
3.73 %
Real house prices in Ireland rose 3.7 % over the past year — beyond general inflation.
House price growth since 2015
204.8
House prices in Ireland are about 105 % higher than in 2015. That is the change, not the price: a cheaper country can show a bigger rise.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Inflation rate
2.21 %
At 2.2 % a year, prices double in about 33 years if it holds.
Electricity price
€0.382/kWh
the 2nd highest of 33
Minimum wage in euros
€2,391/mo
the 2nd highest of 26
Inflation rate
2.21 %
ranked 8th of 123
Debt per person
$43,294
ranked 114th of 123
Price level
85 % of US prices
ranked 110th of 125
Where Ireland sits, field by field
Each dot is Ireland’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- GDP growth12.34 %3 of 127
- GDP per capita$131,5923 of 127
- Electricity price€0.382/kWh32 of 33
- Minimum wage in euros€2,391/mo2 of 26
- Inflation rate2.21 %8 of 123
- Debt per person$43,294114 of 123
- Average monthly salary$5,577 PPP/mo11 of 92
- Price level85 % of US prices110 of 125
- Corporate tax12.50 %16 of 96
- Money's value60.30 %20 of 116
- Retirement age (women)66 years41 of 49
- Median salary$4,423 PPP/mo14 of 78
- Government debt32.90 %24 of 124
- Retirement age (men)66 years40 of 49
- Take-home pay$52,511 PPP8 of 37
- Median income$42,785 PPP11 of 42
- Average annual salary$70,113 PPP11 of 37
- Public holidays10 days73 of 104
- Tax wedge32.63 %12 of 36
- Petrol€1.84/l17 of 27
- Top income tax48.00 %23 of 37
- Unemployment rate4.63 %49 of 124
- House price growth3.73 %33 of 54
- Real policy rate0.04 %32 of 53
- Mortgage rates3.48 %11 of 25
- Tax on pay25.10 %20 of 37
- House price growth since 2015204.815 of 29
- Currency-0.71 %36 of 71
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
The money journey · average earner
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Denmark
avg gap 16.6 pp · 27 shared fields
Most separates them: GDP growth — 12.34 % (Ireland) vs 2.93 %
Netherlands
avg gap 16.9 pp · 28 shared fields
Most separates them: GDP growth — 12.34 % (Ireland) vs 1.78 %
Germany
avg gap 17.1 pp · 28 shared fields
Most separates them: GDP growth — 12.34 % (Ireland) vs 0.24 %
Canada
avg gap 17.7 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: government debt — 32.90 % (Ireland) vs 113.50 %
| Corporate tax | 12.50 % | ranked 16th of 96 | |
| Money's value | 60.30 % | ranked 20th of 116 | |
| Retirement age (women) | 66 years | ranked 41st of 49 | |
| Median salary | $4,423 PPP/mo | ranked 14th of 78 | |
| Government debt | 32.90 % | ranked 24th of 124 | |
| Retirement age (men) | 66 years | ranked 40th of 49 | |
| Take-home pay | $52,511 PPP | ranked 8th of 37 | |
| Median income | $42,785 PPP | ranked 11th of 42 | |
| Average annual salary | $70,113 PPP | ranked 11th of 37 | |
| Public holidays | 10 days | ranked 73rd of 104 | |
| Tax wedge | 32.63 % | ranked 12th of 36 | |
| Petrol | €1.84/l | ranked 17th of 27 | |
| Top income tax | 48.00 % | ranked 23rd of 37 | |
| Unemployment rate | 4.63 % | ranked 49th of 124 | |
| House price growth | 3.73 % | ranked 33rd of 54 | |
| Real policy rate | 0.04 % | ranked 32nd of 53 | |
| Mortgage rates | 3.48 % | ranked 11th of 25 | |
| Tax on pay | 25.10 % | ranked 20th of 37 | |
| House price growth since 2015 | 204.8 | ranked 15th of 29 | |
| Currency | -0.71 % | ranked 36th of 71 |
✓ 28 fields published for Ireland, every one dated and sourced · 7 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Ireland: lending rate, deposit rate, savings vs inflation, bank spread, rent, minimum wage (ppp), vat.
Sources for all 28 figures
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Electricity price — Eurostat household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 / nrg_pc_202) · 2025-S2
- Minimum wage in euros — Eurostat minimum wages (earn_mw_cur) · 2026-S2
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Take-home pay — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2023
- Average annual salary — OECD Average annual wages · 2025
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Tax wedge — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Petrol — EU Oil Bulletin (European Commission, weekly fuel prices) · 2026-08-31
- Top income tax — OECD Personal Income Tax rates · 2025
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2026-Q1
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-08
- Mortgage rates — ECB Data Portal, MIR statistics · 2026-07
- Tax on pay — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- House price growth since 2015 — Eurostat House Price Index (prc_hpi_q) · 2026-Q1
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-09-07
What changed
| 7 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.72 → -0.71 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.24 → -0.72 |
| 5 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.6 → -0.24 |
| 4 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.45 → -0.6 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.9 → -0.45 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 1.836 → 1.837 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Mortgage rate (new loans) | 3.46 → 3.48 |
| 2 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.52 → -0.9 |
| 1 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.44 → -0.52 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.41 → -0.44 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.21 → -0.41 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.56 → -0.21 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.12 → 0.56 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.27 → 0.12 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 1.839 → 1.836 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.62 → -0.27 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.64 → 0.62 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.37 → 0.64 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.02 → 0.37 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.91 → -0.02 |