Living and Studying in Ireland

Ireland has been ranked as the 8th most expensive city out of a total of 71 that have been reviewed according to UBS.

The minimum wage in Ireland is currently €8.65, below I have converted this amount into a few different currencies to get an idea of how it compares to your own:

$13.78 (USD)
$13.91 (CAD)
13.75 (CHF)
96.38 (CNY)
£6.97 (GBP)
63.61 (INR)

Tourist Destination Cost Surveys -Ireland is in second place to Norway in a cost survey of 12 holiday destinations. However from our own experience, a tourist in Dublin is likely to pay less for a comparable lunch than in central Paris. A half litre of beer such as Carlsberg in a typical Paris brassiere can cost up to €9 ($11), compared with €4.70 in Dublin. On the food side, the pub lunch in Dublin is much better value than the typical lunch in Paris. An espresso coffee typically costs about 15% more in Paris.

A meal for 2-two courses plus coffee and a bottle of wine in a typical Dublin restaurant costs in the range €60-€80 (£40-£54; $72-$96 USD). A bottle of house wine costs about €20 but some restaurants provide low quality house wines- i.e. below the quality of an €8 bottle in a supermarket. This is according to http://www.finfacts.ie/bestbuys.htm

Studying in Ireland

According to http://www.learning.ie/living_in_ireland/cost_of_living_in_ireland.html, the average amount of money required for studying and living in Ireland per every 9 months amounts to €10,500 and €12,500 and this is minus tuition fees.

Below I have provided addresses for some of the most popular and best places to study in Ireland:

Trinity College: www.tcd.ie
UCD: www.ucd.ie
DCU: www.dcu.ie
Shannon College: www.shannoncollege.com
DIT: www.dit.ie
Dublin Business School: www.dbs.ie
National University of Ireland: www.nui.ie/www.nuim.ie

For more information on studying in Ireland, I have provided a few more helpful links below:

http://www.educationireland.ie/
http://www.studyinireland.ie/
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/travel-and-recreation/travel-to-ireland/visas-for-travel-to-ireland/student_visas
http://www.iscdublin.com/iscdublin/Main/Home.htm

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