I got an offer in Dublin and need inputs to make the decision…..

Salary is around 2000 Euros Per month.

My wife will be travelling with me and i have a infant kid…..

is it appropriate to take this offer or wait for some better offer….

I got this offer through a consultant and if i am going to wait for some better offer it may delay my travel further…..

Kindly help me with the info…..

Thanks
Vel

- rent for my fully furnished 1 bedroom appartment: 800 € (compared to belgian standards housing is not as qualitative and appartments tend to be rather small
-electricity bill: 50€ in summer up to 150 € in winter (electric heating)
- no cost for water (is freee in ireland)
- standard dinner in retaurant/pub: 15 to 20 €
-bustickets in dublin: 1.60 €

Based on my experience of living alone I think you need 2000 €/month to be able to live comfortably in Dublin.

I have been reading all your comments i have been offered a dream job in Dublin and im very unsure about if i should take it, how much would i need to earn to live comfortably. It seems very expensice in Dublin Im just wondering if its a waste of time and money to move there.

any advice would be greatful.

Thanks

Steve

I live in london and have a house here and for some family reasons can’t move but I want to work in Dublin as I’m getting my dream job there.

Can anyone tell me if it is a godd idea to do a daily up and down from Dublin to Heathrow if *feasible* at all?
I’ve done some reasearch and travel timing-wise it is feasible as there are flights everyday to and fro and within my budget.
Also I really need to know is that howz the border control, I mean Immigration at the airports. How long does that take?

The most shocking thing is the cost of owning a car. Besides the price of the actual car, you have to consider the road tax. For a 2.0 litre engine, you’re going to be paying more than 500 EUR year for road tax (in Seattle, we paid less than $50 per year!). Insurance is about 650 per year (and that’s without having a FULL Irish License). Cost of petrol – in January 2009,it’s just under 99 cents per litre — which is still about 4x what we paid in Seattle! The biggest killer here is the VAT % on the good here. The VAT itself accounts or most of the cost of petrol here!

We tried to go several months without a car in Ireland. We managed to survive about 8 months — and finally just got very annoyed at having to rent a car twice a month or so.

However, I would say if you’re here for less than one year — don’t even bother buying a car. You can find great weekend rental deals at Enterprise.ie. For example a class A mini car is about 40-50 EUR for the weekend (if you waive the insurance).

If you’re going to be without a car, consider living close to DART or LUAS, and other public transport (such that it is here! )

Grocery bill (family of 5 and 1 dog) is about 800-900 EUR per month — and that’s for mostly basic food items (we rarely buy high-end grocery items like wines, beer, etc.).

Tesco generally has all-around decent prices for most items — but Lidl stores tend to have even much better deals (but not as great a selection). Lidl is a great place to buy general household supplies in larger quanitites than you can get at Tesco (laundry detergents, soaps, cleaners, etc.), also great for canned items (especially jams).

For eggs and fruit, consider checking out the smaller, independant market stalls you occasionaly see around town. For example: There are a couple market stall places in Bray that sell a tray of 20 eggs for 2.99 EUR (in contrast, it’s over 3.20 EUR for 18 eggs at Tesco).

Ham is outrageously expensive here. But we just recently discovered “off cut” or “misshapes” bacon packages you can get at Tesco or Lidl (and possibly some other stores) — Basically it’s package of odd-shopped bacon ham. It’s about 2 EUR per KG, which is an excellent deal.

I hear now that stores will start carrying “odd-shapped” veg as well — but not sure what that will mean for costs.

Our electricity bill is an outrageou 120 to 150 EUR per month — for moderate usage (at least by American standards). Gas bill is roughly the same, just slightly lower.

Hope that helps.

BTW: If you have friends in America, here are some great suggestions for “gift packages” (things that a normally outrageously-priced in Ireland that are much cheaper the states):
1. Medicines, vitamins, etc.
2. DVD movies
3. Childrens Toys
4. Household supplies (tape, etc.)

Things that we were pleasantly surprised to find much CHEAPER in Ireland!
1. Potatoes
2. Services (such as out-of-pocket medical care, auto repair, misc. repair services).

BTW: Avoid Woodies DIY store unless you have NO other choice! They are so over-priced it is laughable! Consider visiting a local, hometown, independant hardware store or home supply shops BEFORE considering Woodies! THe same holds true for many large, chain stores.