Dublin has over 100,000 students across 7+ universities and colleges, and on-campus beds cover only a fraction of that demand. MyRoom.ie helps you find your room, check local rents, and connect with verified room keepers — wherever you’re studying.
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Belfield, Dublin 4 — south Dublin · 33,000+ students · Typical rent €700 – €1,100 / month
Ireland’s largest university. On-campus residences hold around 4,070 beds — nowhere near enough — so most students rent in Donnybrook, Stillorgan, Ranelagh and across south Dublin.
Browse rooms near UCDCity centre, Dublin 2 · 18,000+ students · Typical rent €800 – €1,200 / month
Ireland’s oldest university, right in the heart of Dublin. Very limited on-campus rooms. Students rent across Dublin 2, 4, 6 and 8, and along the DART line.
Browse rooms in DublinGlasnevin, Dublin 9 — north Dublin · 18,500+ students · Typical rent €650 – €950 / month
A modern campus in Glasnevin with a strong community feel. Students rent in Glasnevin, Drumcondra, Whitehall and along the Drumcondra Road corridor.
Browse rooms in Glasnevin & DrumcondraGrangegorman (main), Tallaght, Blanchardstown · 30,000+ students across campuses · Typical rent €600 – €900 / month
Ireland’s largest technological university, with three Dublin campuses. Grangegorman in Dublin 7 is the main one. Students rent across the north inner city, Stoneybatter, Phibsborough and Smithfield.
Browse rooms near GrangegormanMaynooth, Co. Kildare — Dublin commuter belt · 14,000+ students · Typical rent €550 – €800 / month
25km west of Dublin in the university town of Maynooth, with a strong community campus. Some students commute from Dublin; others rent locally in Maynooth, Leixlip or Celbridge.
Browse rooms in MaynoothSt Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 · 4,500+ students, many international · Typical rent €800 – €1,200 / month
A specialist health sciences university on St Stephen’s Green, with a high share of international students. Accommodation demand centres on Dublin 2, 4 and 6.
Browse rooms in the city centreThomas Street, Dublin 8 · 1,500+ students · Typical rent €700 – €1,000 / month
Ireland’s leading art and design college, in the Liberties. Students rent in Dublin 8, Portobello and across the south inner city.
Browse rooms in Dublin 8 & PortobelloWhich Dublin areas suit which college, what they cost, and how you get to campus from each.
DCU territory. Leafy, safe and well connected, with better value than most of the south side. The Drumcondra Road corridor is thick with house shares and digs, and it is a reasonable bus commute to Trinity too.
Typical room: €650 – €950 / month. Best for: DCU · Trinity (by bus). Getting there: 10–15 min walk to DCU · frequent buses to the city centre.
Browse rooms in Glasnevin & DrumcondraGrangegorman’s backyard. Trendy, walkable and packed with cafés, independent shops and restaurants. You can roll out of bed and be on campus in ten minutes, which is why it fills up fast every August.
Typical room: €700 – €1,000 / month. Best for: TU Dublin Grangegorman · NCAD. Getting there: 5–10 min walk to Grangegorman · Luas Green Line at Broadstone.
Browse rooms in Phibsborough & StoneybatterThe budget option near DCU. A bit further out, but rents are noticeably lower and bus links are strong. Worth a look if you would rather spend the difference on everything else.
Typical room: €550 – €800 / month. Best for: DCU (budget). Getting there: 15–20 min bus to DCU · good links to the airport and city.
Browse rooms in Santry & WhitehallClassic UCD territory — period houses, leafy streets and walking distance to Belfield. The most convenient address for UCD students, and priced to match.
Typical room: €850 – €1,300 / month. Best for: UCD · Trinity · RCSI. Getting there: Walk or 10 min bus to UCD Belfield · N11 corridor.
Browse rooms in Donnybrook & BallsbridgeThe heart of student Dublin 6, with the densest house-share stock in the city. Village feel, great restaurants and a social scene that is hard to beat — the reason so many students end up here in second year.
Typical room: €800 – €1,250 / month. Best for: UCD · Trinity · RCSI. Getting there: Luas Green Line · 15 min cycle to UCD · 20 min walk to Trinity.
Browse rooms in Ranelagh & RathminesThe affordable alternative for UCD students — the same N11 bus corridor, with rents well below Dublin 4. More space for your money, and still close enough to walk in on a dry morning.
Typical room: €650 – €900 / month. Best for: UCD. Getting there: 15–20 min walk or short bus to Belfield · N11 bus corridor.
Browse rooms in Stillorgan & GoatstownCentral, canal-side and walkable to Trinity, NCAD and RCSI. Brilliant food, plenty of pubs and no commute to speak of — the trade-off is that you pay for the postcode.
Typical room: €800 – €1,200 / month. Best for: Trinity · NCAD · RCSI. Getting there: Walk to the city centre · canal-side cycle routes.
Browse rooms in Portobello & Harold’s CrossWalking distance to Trinity, RCSI and the TU Dublin city campuses. Expensive, and rooms are smaller — but the commute is zero and everything happens on your doorstep.
Typical room: €900 – €1,300 / month. Best for: Trinity · RCSI · TU Dublin (city campuses). Getting there: Walk to campus · every Luas, DART and bus route.
Browse rooms in Dublin 1 & Dublin 2The best value on the south side, anchored by the Luas Red Line and the TU Dublin Tallaght campus. The smart choice if you will trade a longer commute into town for a lower rent.
Typical room: €600 – €900 / month. Best for: TU Dublin Tallaght. Getting there: Luas Red Line · walk to the Tallaght campus.
Browse rooms in TallaghtMaynooth University country. Small-town feel, much cheaper than Dublin city, and the train has you at Heuston in about 25 minutes when you want a night out in town.
Typical room: €550 – €800 / month. Best for: Maynooth University. Getting there: Train to Dublin Heuston in about 25 minutes · walk to campus.
Browse rooms in Maynooth, Leixlip & CelbridgeEstimated monthly costs for a student living in Dublin in the 2026/2027 academic year. Individual costs vary a lot by area and lifestyle — treat these as a planning starting point, not a quote.
| Cost | Typical range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Room rent | €600 – €1,200 /month | Tallaght, Santry and Maynooth sit at the lower end; Dublin 4, Dublin 2 and Ranelagh at the top. Mon–Fri digs are often cheaper and usually include bills. |
| Bills & utilities | €50 – €100 /month if not included | Electricity, heating, broadband and bins. Around half of house-share listings include bills; digs almost always do. |
| Transport | €30 – €60 /month | With a Student Leap Card on Dublin Bus, Luas and DART. Live within walking or cycling distance of campus and this drops close to zero. |
| Food & groceries | €220 – €300 /month | Groceries and day-to-day basics, cooking at home most nights. Eating out and coffees are on top of this. |
| Total monthly budget | €900 – €1,500 /month all-in | Rent, bills, transport, food, social life and books. The lower end assumes a shared room outside the centre; the upper end a Dublin 4 or city-centre single. |
If you qualify for the SUSI student maintenance grant, it can cover a meaningful share of these costs. Applications typically open in April for the following academic year. See https://www.susi.ie.
Expect roughly €600–€1,200 a month for a room, depending on the area. Tallaght, Santry, Maynooth and the outer suburbs sit at the lower end; Dublin 2, Dublin 4 and Ranelagh at the top. Weekday-only digs (Monday to Friday) are often cheaper again and usually include bills, which suits students who go home at weekends.
Start early. Dublin is the most competitive student market in the country and rooms for September go quickly. Demand spikes as soon as CAO offers land in August, so it pays to have your search underway before then. Set up a seeker profile, watch new listings, and be ready to move fast when a good room appears.
Tallaght, Santry and Whitehall are consistently among the best value inside the city, and the Maynooth commuter belt (Maynooth, Leixlip, Celbridge) is cheaper again. All of them trade a longer commute for a lower rent, so weigh the saving against the extra travel time and transport cost.
It depends entirely on your college rather than on the north–south divide. DCU students do best in Glasnevin and Drumcondra; TU Dublin Grangegorman students in Phibsborough and Stoneybatter; UCD students in Donnybrook, Stillorgan or Ranelagh; Trinity, RCSI and NCAD students in the city centre, Portobello or Dublin 6. North Dublin is generally cheaper; south Dublin is generally closer to UCD.
Dublin Bus, the Luas (Green and Red lines) and the DART cover most of the city, and a Student Leap Card cuts fares significantly. Cycling is often the fastest option for short campus commutes, and many students walk. Budget roughly €30–€60 a month for transport unless you live within walking distance of campus.
You can, but you should not have to pay before you have seen it. Arrange a viewing in person or over video call, meet whoever you will be living with, and never send a deposit to someone who refuses a viewing or pressures you to pay immediately. Every MyRoom enquiry comes from a phone-verified account, and listings are reviewed by a real person before they go live.
Student residences are purpose-built blocks, usually booked for a fixed academic-year licence, with a set price and on-site management. A house share means renting a room in an ordinary house, either with other tenants or with the owner living there (often called digs). House shares are typically cheaper and more flexible, and there are far more of them — Dublin’s purpose-built and on-campus beds cover only a fraction of student demand.
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