Cost of living in the UK/Ireland!!?

Question

Cost of living overseas! Please answer!?

Working as a nurse, what would be the salary and how much would it cost to live over there?

And, would they even hire an American nurse? ( I would get a Work Visa)

Feel free to add any additonal notes I might need to know about working/ living overseas.

Answer 1

just to let you know, the money they use (euro) is double the amount of the u.s. dollar, so that might be a bit pricey.  

Answer 2

I think the pay fro a nurse is anything from £12,000 to £20,000 which is $24,000 to $40,000 but cost of living is quite high in the UK petrol (gas) costs about £9 a gallon annd fuel and food prices are rising quite alot recently. Also it is quite expensive fo an american to move to the UK because of the weak dollar. I think they would hire an american nurse. The average houseprice in the UK is around £219,000 ($440,000)  Terraced houses are cheaper £174,000 ($348,000)  

Answer 3

move to ireland the taxes are lower and there are no English.

Answer 4

Why have you got a Union Jack in your avatar if you're American?

If you lived in London, you would qualify under the 'key workers' scheme, which helps people with essential jobs rent or buy property (by essential, it means nurses, teachers, police, fire fighters etc- not doctors as their salary is far higher).

Saying that, it's still very expensive to live there, so I'd advise against it.

Look at this site for info about nurses' salaries if you worked for the NHS (National Health System). http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/details/Def... and this page http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/details/Def... gives actual salaries

Answer 5

I don't know but if you find out let me know and we'll split the bill. I'd LOVE to live in Ireland!

Answer 6

Ireland is much more expensive than the US. The UK is cheaper than Ireland.

Answer 7

Hi,

I cant reply to the first questions... Although Ireland it depends on which city you plan to live!

Dublin being the very cosmopolitan capital, I would say is different than more "irish cities" like "shandon" or "cork"...

They have anti discrimination laws, especially in the UK. I mean get over that nationality barrier, as far as you have a visa you will get a job. This work the same for any other person whatever their nationality. In practice, it's true that we dont have the same chances if we have different nationality but you are a native english, they wont notice too much!

Then as for the UK, it depends where you want to go... Its expansive yes and the prices are going up... But I think nurses have a decent salary (£20 000 per year? I have no idea... I just think they do like 4 years of studies so they should be well paid).

I would suggest you visit quickly a few cities before to settle because having been to England, some cities are not that good...

Answer 8

I am an Englishman living in Ireland.  There may be problems regarding transferable qualifications or recognition of your existing ones. I have/had two good American friends who were both moneyed and skilled. They had both been experienced trauma surgeons in Boston i believe. They were unable to work in Ireland for one of the above reasons despite their years of practical and in depth experience.(gun shot, knife wounds etc.) They have recently returned to the states rather disappointed with the red tape as they would have had to resit examinations or whatever. I don't know about the English health service these days but it would be well worth while contacting the relevant Nursing organisations regarding pay qualifications etc. At the moment 1 Euro is worth slightly under 2 bucks and the cost of living in many respects would be higher than USA. I would suggest that if you do decide to live/work in Ireland that you choose not to live /work in Dublin as the cost of living is much higher there than the rest of the country. Alan in Co. Roscommon