Cost of living in Ireland

I would enquire with some of the interior decorator shops (all small businesses in Ireland) but I wouldn't expect that this would be a very good market at the moment. Interior decorating has probably been badly hit by the recession... but then again, I'm not a specialist in the area, there might be a shortage of qualified seamstresses here!
Good luck!

By the way, my response was based on net salary. 8000 euros after tax will probably come to about 5,000 euros net...

I am an American. It is getting pretty expensive to live here. Renting a house coast in the Thousands, say $1700 to $2000 a month. Apartment's are running (studio's) $600 to $700. 1 bedroom $900. to $1500. Two bed room is as much as a house. Food is getting really expensive for example two bags with 10 items is $90 dolor's or more. Gas keeps jumping up and down, at this point it is $4.69 a gallon. There are no jobs here.

The main and only reason I want to leave my country is because of all the violence and hatred, the racial tension, a president that does not do a thing for this country, and is wife who does not contribute to any thing but shopping with her two brats.

And I have always loved Ireland and it's people. And the beauty of your country.

Best Regards,
Clair

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very true mate

Perhaps housing costs are much higher in the cities--I see beautiful properties in county Cork for 700 Euros a month (daft.ie). I am monitoring the Bantry Bay area and it is actually cheaper than where I live in New England.

Hello,i'm moving to n.ireland in about 6 to 8 months from florida.to me ireland is a lot cheaper.petro(gas) is $4.00 a gallon + my electric bill for 28 days,and im alone was $329.00 .very expensive and getting worse.

You are so right,i live in florida,and its very expensive,and crime is also bad here.i am moving to ireland,in a few months.im retiring there.i simply cannot wait,ive always wanted to go to ireland for over 30 years,now its finally my time,and the time is right.and im going all by myself,but ofcourse i've contacted who im suppise to,and i will make sure when the plane lands i will go straight to my home,that i will be renting.i wish i had someone that was making the change like i am,travel together,share rent etc.but as of now havent found anyone,and if i dont.i dont.i am still going.and besides it going to be another 4 to 6 months before i leave.so maybe someone who love to join.

I imagine Ireland will be quite a treat after Florida. I'm from there originally and there are nice sections but overall I didn't enjoy it much.

My husband and I are planning to retire to Ireland in a few years and we are really excited at the prospect...we have dual citizenship. I'm sure if you're careful and do your research, you'll find a way to make it work and make lots of friends. There will be some culture shock, of course but you must know that already.

hi,i am irish but i have to say citizeninformation.ie are great all information is on there about everything,its free and also daft.ie for house flat prices,these two websites should answer lots of questions.

Hi guys.
I just moved to Mullingar, Co. Westmeath three weeks ago. Before I came here I researched a lot and I came to the conclusion that people seem to think Ireland is expensive.
You have to look at the country you come from though. I find it quite cheap over here to be honest.

ACCOMONDATION:
I know if you want to live in Dublin or close to it's probably expensive, but I think it's the same for other countries. The closer to the capital city the more expensive it gets.
I live in Mullingar, an hour and 15 minutes by public transport from Dublin. I live 2,5 km outside of Mullingar and I'm renting a studio for €400 a month (bills, wifi etc incl), which I would say is cheap compared to Denmark. It would be difficult to find a studio with everything included to the same price in Denmark.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
As for public transport I think that I can get a return ticket to Dublin for around €10, which is cheap.
The taxies here are cheap. I pay €8 to go three km where as in Denmark I've paid around €16 for the same distance.

FOOD:
As for the food I think it is similar to Denmark. Sweets are cheaper here. You can buy a bag of m&m's for €2 and on sale for €1,40. In Denmark that would be at least €3-4 I would think. 
Also you can buy packets of biscuits for under €1.
I find the toilet paper a bit expensive or maybe that's just because I won't settle for the cheapest product.
I shop at Tesco and I am aware that you'd be able to do it cheaper at Aldi or Lidl.
But all in all I think the food is similar, but probably a bit cheaper than in Denmark.

PUBS:
So far I've paid between €4 and €4,50 for a pint of Guinness and €4,25 for a pint of Carlsberg at the pub. I think it is extremely cheap. In Denmark a pint of Guinness would probably be around €7-8 and Carlsberg maybe €5-6. And I think it's like that with most of the beverage at the pubs.

I think the most important thing is that you compare the prices with the country you come from and don't judge on what people from different countries than yours say. In your case it might be cheaper but in other's it mightn't.

Hey all

I would like to know what are the job opportunities in Mental health field/social work arena. As I would like to relocate to Ireland. Am looking for opportunities. Anyone have a say!!!

What about healthcare, too...

Your questions (very well thought-out ones at that) are particularly interesting for me, since my wife & I are considering a relocation to Ireland as well. I'm sorry to say that I do not have any answers for you on the subjects posted, but, I can and will provide any information you, or anyone else, might have regarding life in Israel, where my wife & I have been living for going on to nearly 5 years now.  One very good thing about living in Israel is the low cost and very high quality of health care here. This was one of my highest prioritized reasons for relocating here. That and the conviction that the U.S. (where I was born & lived most of my working life) is, in my view, clearly headed into the toilet!