Construction costs for homes in Dublin are up to 30 per cent higher than in four other European cities.
That's according to a cost comparison study to be presented to Cabinet this morning.
A study commissioned by the Department of Housing looked at the cost of building a house or apartment in Dublin compared with Copenhagen, Berlin, Birmingham and Utrecht in the Netherlands.
It found building a home in Dublin is 15 to 30 per cent more expensive .
The two biggest issues contributing to the cost are the price of Labour followed by the specifications in Ireland to build a home.
For example, in the UK a home doesn't always have to come with an en suite bathroom or fitted wardrobes.
Its understood the study recommends a standardised approach for designing homes here - to cut costs.
