is it expensive to live in Ireland?
for a while, i have just wanted to get up and go to another country...Ireland is the top country i want to go and visit. Anyone been there? what's it like? is it expensive?
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1 :
yes i have lived there for 4years well there is penny a clothes shop and really cheap.. and i loved it there.. if they bumped in you they will say sorry not like here in norway!! lots of luck!!
2 :
Yes its expensive to live in Ireland
3 :
Yes, very.
4 :
Yes.
5 :
yeah, its a really expensive country to live in and it's getting worse. The first answer is slightly correct as Penney's is really the cheapest cloths shop in the country, but the rest are quite expensive. Food is also quite expensive too and accommodation. Must say though Ireland is a beautiful country, especially in the west. Its looks so good in the Summer when everything is green, blue sky and sun. Hopefully we will have sun this summer. Good luck and hope you live the dream. :)
6 :
Yes, not just to live in but to travel to. The Euro isn't doing well but the Irish economy is growing. If you are from America like I am, when you exchange your money to the Irish Euro you will lose about half of it so it is expensive, but don't let that stop you from visiting. It's breathtakingly gorgeous.
7 :
Ireland is expensive enough, there are shops you can go to that aren't expensive ie: Lidl, Aldi and Tesco for food. Penny's, Dunnes stores for clothes. If you want cheaper rent, don't move to Dublin, its the most expensive place in Ireland.
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Im from here and yes it is one of the most expensive countries in Europe, Prices have come down in the last few months but the Republic of Ireland is still a very very expensive place to live. You could move to Northern Ireland, Its allot cheaper than the republic, it is part of the UK and has a different government to the republic ect but its attached to the republic so you could visit the republic when ever you wanted. The North also use a different currency, they use sterling instead of the Euro, but allot of places in northern Ireland will accept the euro.
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My mom was exactly like you! She grew up in Laguna Beach and felt she was living in a fish bowl. Her mom was Irish (Hence the opportunity), and so decided to leave UCI and go to UCG in Galway. She had to cycle in the rain every day. All her American room-mates left semester-by-semester, until everyone she knew was gone. She met my Dad and had kids and ended up staying. Now, when we were thinking of moving away (She's been here 23 years now.), back to California, the recession hits, property market falls, can't sell the house, and we're stuck here. I understand your curiosity, and I'm sure you're more intelligent than most girls you know, but seriously, you'll love it for a little while, then the gloom and reality hits you. Fortunately, my brother was accepted into a school in the US and he's moving over, on his own. (He's 16.) Then I'll probably go, then my Mom. It's extremely hard to pack up and get here- never mind leave here. Please, don't end up here. There's no jobs, everyone's on welfare, and Limerick (The third largest city) is the murder capital of Europe. (Nicknamed Stab City.)
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