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Originally Posted by llama
Is it expensive? Ireland shows an advertisement here saying how cheap it is!  |
Well, I'm all booked...no backing out now. Looks like I'm in for a soaking, am I?
I did a little bit of quick research. Dublin is apparently the 4th most expensive city in the world--Zurich, Switzerland is 3rd.
In 2006, Dublin ranked 13th. Talk about inflation!
You can check out a cost of living comparison chart at this link:
Monster.ie: Working & Living in Ireland - Finance and Taxation - Cost of Living Comparisons
Of course, that info is a bit dated (year 2000). Here's some info I found on a forum, from December 2007:
Dublin is one of the most expensive cities on the planet! A cup of coffee will cost you E2+! A packet of cigarettes is E7, and a pint of lager E4.50. Petrol is currently about E1.15 per litre.
Today's trading shows 1 Euro = $1.56 USD; so coffee looks to be upwards of $3.00 USD/cup. And a pint of lager will run about $7 USD.
