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Cost of living

  • 16-04-2005 7:53pm
    #1
    friendly_mammal
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    Can anyone guesstimate the cost of living in Dublin? I'm seriously considering going to school there, but money seems to be a big issue.

    Cheers!


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  • #2
    RuggieBear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,958 ✭✭✭✭RuggieBear


    friendly_mammal wrote:
    Can anyone guesstimate the cost of living in Dublin? I'm seriously considering going to school there, but money seems to be a big issue.

    Cheers!

    By school, i presume you mean university!!?


  • #3
    friendly_mammal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭friendly_mammal


    yup, university


  • #4
    Victor
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    Rent http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=217632

    It's largely down to what you expect and how you buy. A lot of people buy in convenience shops and spend 50% over supermarket prices.

    Sharing house with students - €400/month
    Bus fare UCD - city €1.50(?) one-way
    Milk (fresh) 1L - €1
    Bread 800g - €1+
    Meat - €5-20/kg


  • #5
    DadaKopf
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    This should help. It's info for international students coming to UCD explaining likely costs of living in Dublin.


  • #6
    Tha Gopher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,799 ✭✭✭Tha Gopher


    That UCD list is nonsense, the people who compiled it havent a clue

    For a start, ya can easily find a room in a gaff for 290 a month. Mightnt be the best area, but still

    400 per month on food? What are you doin, gettin mizzonis pizza every night? (i would if i could :D ) Yeah right, you can comfortably get by on between 5 and 8 quid. Me, i eat 4-5 quids worth of McDonalds (i.e two quarter pounders) and 1.50 of canteen food.

    Haircut 15-35? Ha, i get mine for 6 quid in my local barbers. Stay out of Peter Poser Marks and yil do grand

    75 per month on books etc? I pay about 7 per month on printing and get by fine

    Its no wonder university students whine about having no money at the weekend if theyre payin 35 quid for haircuts, ****


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