€2000 per month for a 3-bedroom apartment in the city centre.

Electricity bill for this apartment is €80 per month.

GP consultation is an average €60.

A pint of beer in a pub costs about €4.80. A can of beer from a shop costs about €2.

A dozen eggs costs about €2.60.

Rent - €375 - reduced by €85 (18%) from last year, large double bedroom in 4 bedroom georgian redbrick 10 minute walk from city centre

Gas and Electricity €10 - 20 during summer, 40-50 during winter (4 ppl washing clothes!) competition between gas and electricity companies has brought prices down by 12-14% on last year

Food - €80 - €100 per month on groceries (Tesco, Lidl, farmer's markets)

Tin beans - 55c
Tin tomatoes -40c
6 free range eggs - €1.90
1 lt Low fat Milk - 0.78
Stoneground Wheaten Bread - 1.69
White sliced pan - 1.59
Organic Cheddar Cheese - 2.55

Fresh pasta 500g - €2.25
Dried spaghetti 2kg €2.45
Uncle Ben's Boil in the Bag Rice 500g - €1.19
Potatoes 2.5kg - €3.39
Lime - 0.40
Red Pepper - 0.89
Organic tomatoes 250g - 1.80
Apple - 0.43
Banana - 0.43
Chicken Breast - €1.89
500g lean steak mince €3.49
500g value mince beef - €2.40
Lindt Dark Chocolate 100g - €2.29
Ragu Pasta Sauce 500g - €1.87
Bottle of wine €8 - €18
Can Heineken - €1.89

Take away/prepack sandwich - €4
Artisan Sandwich - €5.50
coffee to go - €2

Recreation
T.V. Licence €160 (per year)
TV, Phone Broadband package €50/month
Mobile Broadband (10GB/month) - €20
DVD - €4.75/night
Cinema Cineworld Adult €10.40, Student - 8.30 Child - 6.50
Irish Film Institute - €20/year then €7 per film
Gym Low-end - €35/ month(try haggling!)
Gym - High End - €75/month (no joining fees at the moment)
Sports - Munster (province) Football Final - €20-35, Local basketball match
Theatre/Shows - €25 - €35
Riverdance - €25-€55,
Opera - €55
Gigs - Beyonce - €67-€83, Pixies - €45-54, Metallica - €76, Von Bondies - €27 local bands - €5 - €20
Pint - €5 - €5.40
Club/Pub Entrance - €8-10
Chinese Takeaway - €10
Tapas & Wine for 2 - €60
Steak Dinner - €30-40 per person

Getting around
Taxi within city centre e.g. from northside to southside 15minute drive - €10
Taxi from one suburb to another - €20-30
Bus within city centre - €1.30
Bus to suburbs, industrial estates €2
Luas (metro/tramline) - €2.40 -
Dart (city rail along dublin coast) - €3-4
Bus to Cork Galway Belfast
Train to Cork Galway Belfast - €35
Plane to Cork €35 - €45 Galway €35 - €45 London €55

VHI Health Insurance €65 per month
Dental Insurance €12 per month - dentists extremely expensive, get the train to belfast!
G.P. visit €40
Painkillers - €2-4 per packet

Clothes - high street prices (better deals up north e.g. Belfast/Newry but you will need to get sterling)
Dress - €85
High heel Shoes €84 Boots €100-120
Jeans - €60 - €100
Winter coat - €100

Womens cut and blowdry - €40
Men's cut- €8-15

all in euro

rent 70 to 200 per bed space per week

utilities 20 to 30 per month per person

basic transportation 44 per month per person

food 300 to 900 per month per person