Speaking as a Frenchman living in Ireland I can assure you that Paris is more beautiful than Dublin.
jeremy kyle
You’re just biased. ;)
brytothey
Everyone I’ve known who has lived in Paris has left hating it. True story.
scottser
now, how do you get the dole here and live in thailand?
Richard O'Rourke
But….but…. I thought we had the highest taxes and prices as well as the worst health, transport and social services in Europe??
mano
we’re 3 highest in EU, and 11th in the world?!
Not high enough for you? you’re probably one of these lefty weirdoes calling for increased taxes in Ireland. I’ll never understand your types perception of the world
YourNan
1st world taxes, 3rd world services, go eire!
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Eire go broke!
Rep
How is South Africa cheaper to live in than Ethiopia?
ThePeoplesHero
No free market. Everything is state controlled and kleptocracy…..
Chuckenstein
I’d say inflation and the like is sky high in Ethiopia. Just a guess though. Friend of mine lived in Zimbabwe for a time and said that it is unbelievably expensive.
EGW
Can you adjust for how much a parent has to save to pay for their child’s college in the US? Because that’s where all my money is going. I would like to take a taxi to a restaurant and purchase alcohol. Yes, please!
“The Consumer Price Index takes into account the cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants and utilities, each containing a number of variables. The cost of groceries, for instance, is made up of the price for meat, bread, rice, eggs, fruits, vegetables and alcohol. The transportation cost includes one-way tickets, monthly passes, taxi fares, petrol prices as well as the prices of a Volkswagen Golf. The restaurant costs comprise of prices for meals in expensive, mid-range and inexpensive restaurants, as well as the prices for coffee products, alcohol and water in restaurants. The utilities costs are determined by the prices for electricity, heating, water and Internet, among the few.”
Someone
Nail on the head with that one.
I also find that insurance costs are way higher here, that goes for health insurance, car insurance (about $3k p.a. for me and my wife) and even though I’m renting now, home insurance is pretty insane too, although that’s regional.
For health ins, which my company pays 90%, but I’m still paying about $1300 a year for the premium only (the whole policy would cost $13k pa if on my own. My brother pays all his own VHI back home at about €1500. I work in software so if I was working at home my company would likely pay for my VHI/Bupa/whatever and I’d only pay the BIK.
That $1300 is for the premium only, I still have to pay deductibles and if I’ve a bad year I can be out of pocket an extra $4k, My insurance covers meds, so at least that’s something, but with the DPS back home you never pay more than I think €120 per month, which you’d want to be really sick to have to get full use of.
Also, it’s a bit strange to say cost of living for the whole of the US, because if you live in a major city like NY, LA, San Fran, Boston, you’re paying at least $2.5k (and that’s a good deal) for a nice family home in a somewhat decent neighborhood, but I could get a mansion in some sand covered rural shithole by the Mexican border for a lot less, but then why on earth would I want to live there. The range of cost of living is huge across the whole country. Ireland is much easier to quantify because of size, but you can live in a rural area for cheap and commute to a major city without too much hassle.
I would have to say that even though food and clothing are more expensive back home, I think I had more money to burn on myself than I do here, and I had a better quality of life as I am into outdoor activity, but again that all depends on where I chose to live in the US and the type of activity I’m into.
EGW
Annually $1200 or water charges, $380 for sewer, $8K in property taxes on my very humble compared to my Irish siblings house, $1200 property tax on cars (yes, my town has property tax on cars). and yes, the medical , ouch etc.etc.etc etc.
There is zero disposable income.
You are correct about the disparity. I’m in the Northeast. it’s expensive here, without question.
I have teenagers. We are so out of here when they leave. The sand-covered house would suit me :) I couldn’t handle the rain if I went back home.
Speaking as a Frenchman living in Ireland I can assure you that Paris is more beautiful than Dublin.
You’re just biased. ;)
Everyone I’ve known who has lived in Paris has left hating it. True story.
now, how do you get the dole here and live in thailand?
But….but…. I thought we had the highest taxes and prices as well as the worst health, transport and social services in Europe??
we’re 3 highest in EU, and 11th in the world?!
Not high enough for you? you’re probably one of these lefty weirdoes calling for increased taxes in Ireland. I’ll never understand your types perception of the world
1st world taxes, 3rd world services, go eire!
Eire go broke!
How is South Africa cheaper to live in than Ethiopia?
No free market. Everything is state controlled and kleptocracy…..
I’d say inflation and the like is sky high in Ethiopia. Just a guess though. Friend of mine lived in Zimbabwe for a time and said that it is unbelievably expensive.
Can you adjust for how much a parent has to save to pay for their child’s college in the US? Because that’s where all my money is going. I would like to take a taxi to a restaurant and purchase alcohol. Yes, please!
“The Consumer Price Index takes into account the cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants and utilities, each containing a number of variables. The cost of groceries, for instance, is made up of the price for meat, bread, rice, eggs, fruits, vegetables and alcohol. The transportation cost includes one-way tickets, monthly passes, taxi fares, petrol prices as well as the prices of a Volkswagen Golf. The restaurant costs comprise of prices for meals in expensive, mid-range and inexpensive restaurants, as well as the prices for coffee products, alcohol and water in restaurants. The utilities costs are determined by the prices for electricity, heating, water and Internet, among the few.”
Nail on the head with that one.
I also find that insurance costs are way higher here, that goes for health insurance, car insurance (about $3k p.a. for me and my wife) and even though I’m renting now, home insurance is pretty insane too, although that’s regional.
For health ins, which my company pays 90%, but I’m still paying about $1300 a year for the premium only (the whole policy would cost $13k pa if on my own. My brother pays all his own VHI back home at about €1500. I work in software so if I was working at home my company would likely pay for my VHI/Bupa/whatever and I’d only pay the BIK.
That $1300 is for the premium only, I still have to pay deductibles and if I’ve a bad year I can be out of pocket an extra $4k, My insurance covers meds, so at least that’s something, but with the DPS back home you never pay more than I think €120 per month, which you’d want to be really sick to have to get full use of.
Also, it’s a bit strange to say cost of living for the whole of the US, because if you live in a major city like NY, LA, San Fran, Boston, you’re paying at least $2.5k (and that’s a good deal) for a nice family home in a somewhat decent neighborhood, but I could get a mansion in some sand covered rural shithole by the Mexican border for a lot less, but then why on earth would I want to live there. The range of cost of living is huge across the whole country. Ireland is much easier to quantify because of size, but you can live in a rural area for cheap and commute to a major city without too much hassle.
I would have to say that even though food and clothing are more expensive back home, I think I had more money to burn on myself than I do here, and I had a better quality of life as I am into outdoor activity, but again that all depends on where I chose to live in the US and the type of activity I’m into.
Annually $1200 or water charges, $380 for sewer, $8K in property taxes on my very humble compared to my Irish siblings house, $1200 property tax on cars (yes, my town has property tax on cars). and yes, the medical , ouch etc.etc.etc etc.
There is zero disposable income.
You are correct about the disparity. I’m in the Northeast. it’s expensive here, without question.
I have teenagers. We are so out of here when they leave. The sand-covered house would suit me :) I couldn’t handle the rain if I went back home.