Hi everyone,
Every year, we invite expats who are living in Ireland to share their experience and tell us more about the average price of products and services in their town, city or area, so that we can help future expats planning to settle in Ireland.
We would like to thank you in advance for your contribution.
Regarding accommodation, how much does it cost to rent or buy an apartment or a house in Ireland?
How much do you pay on average for public transport (bus, subway, train, tram, taxi)?
How much does it cost to fill up your car's fuel tank?
Concerning your food expenses : how much do you pay for basic food items such as rice, bread, and pasta? What is the average price of your monthly food shopping?
How much does it cost to have health insurance? How much for a health specialist's consultation in Ireland?
How much does childcare cost on average per month? What about school fees?
How much do you pay for electricity, gas, water, internet, mobile's subscription etc., per month?
How much do you spend on leisure in Ireland (cinema,sport, etc)?
Feel free to add any other daily expenses that you have in mind.
Thank you for sharing,
Loïc
Cost of Living in Ireland in 2020
Regarding accommodation, how much does it cost to rent or buy an apartment or a house in Ireland? Rent in Ireland is quote high and can be very hard to get. In Dublin an standard two bed apartment would cost you approx €1,800 - €2,000 per month. increase to €3,000 for good properties. In Galway, a three bed house is rentng for about €1,700
How much do you pay on average for public transport (bus, subway, train, tram, taxi)?
How much does it cost to fill up your car's fuel tank? Petrol averages about €1.43 per litre and Diesel €1.33 per litre, a tank would be approx €80 for diesel
Concerning your food expenses : how much do you pay for basic food items such as rice, bread, and pasta? What is the average price of your monthly food shopping? We spend about €110 per week for a family of 3
How much does it cost to have health insurance? How much for a health specialist's consultation in Ireland? Private healt insurance is very expensive. for a half decent policy you are looking at an annual premium of circ €1,500
How much does childcare cost on average per month? What about school fees? Cant help you on this one
How much do you pay for electricity, gas, water, internet, mobile's subscription etc., per month? No water charges here. Internet is coming in at €30 per month; mobile I spend €30 per month; Sky TV subscription €80 per month
How much do you spend on leisure in Ireland (cinema,sport, etc)? Last time we went to the cineam is was €12.00 each
Hope this helps
In regards to student living in Dublin it is very expensive! Landlords are definitely using the housing shortage to exploit. I have friends paying 1000 euro a month for a very average single room. I would say prices in North Dublin are more reasonable than South Dublin. Travel wise for students a leap card has a cap of 20 euro a week so on average public transport would cost a student 80 euro a month.
How about a 1 Bedroom in Westport area ?
Living in Cork City Centre
2 bedroom apartment - €1401 a month
Gas/Electric combined: Summer €78 a month. Winter: €109 a month
Internet/TV: Fiber connection 500 mbps - 64 channels: €64 a month
Mobile (2j: unlimited call/text/Internet: €50 a month
No car
Public Transportation: €0 - on free travel scheme
Food/Groceries: €580 a month
Entertainment: pubs/ meals out - €400 a month
Miscellaneous Household: €75
Hope it helps ...
This has been very helpful thank you
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