Doing the math

Norinoco

Has anyone who has moved home or is about to move keeping track of the costs?

Can you share them with me for your experience?

We are thinking about moving back home for 2 years before our two girls start school but I can't justify the move if it going to send us broke!

I'll post my findings back here once I've gathered them. Looking at a few location options all with their own pros and cons... Kilkenny, Cork, Waterford and Dublin.

Update: This is what i found today. This is for a family of 4, 2 kids not at school age so using childcare

Accommodation (per month):
Kilkenny: 2 bed apartment E750, 3 bed house E1200
Waterford: 2 bed apartment E700, 3 bed house E900
Cork: 2 bed apartment E1300, 3 bed house E1600
South Dublin: 2 bed apartment E2000, 3 bed house E3700

Health Insurance = average E155 / month
VHI: E155 / month
Laya: E120 / month
GloHealth: E165 / month
Aviva: E172 / month

Car = average E471 / month
For a 2010 Ford Mondeo 2lr Diesel

Motor Tax: E710 / year
NCT: E55 / year
Full comp insurance: E890 / year
Depreciation: E1600 / year
Fuel: E200 / month

Utilities = average E212 / month for Gas heating, E304 / month for Oil heating
TV license: E160 / year
Electricity: E1000 / year
Gas: E800 / year or Oil: E1900 / year
Water: E390 / year
Bins: E200 / year

Childcare for two children (child benefits of E280 deducted):
Dublin: E2120 / month
Kilkenny: E1240 / month

Please let me know if any of the above is off, these were just pulled from the internet and not based feedback from anyone living in Ireland.

TeaBagMania

Is the health insurance cost for a family of four? If so thats awesome and less than I pay for just myself in the states.

I didn t see an estimate for food budget