Why is ireland so expensive compared to england?

Question

Why is ireland so expensive compared to england?

Answer 1

It's not the £/Euro rate......that has remained at about 0.68 for some years.

It's the bouyant Irish economy, boosted by years of EU money injections.

Answer 2

euro is going up!

Answer 3

We have a better economy than that of the UK.  That could have something to do with it.  But, I have the standard of Life is a lot better than here!  The only problem is that it is become a racism country!

Answer 4

Probably because the population of Ireland is a lot less than England. Supplies to Ireland will cost proportionately more - supplying volume of goods is always going to be more cost effective so supplying England with a greater propulation is going to be cheaper per unit than in Ireland. Compounded by the fact that Ireland still has to pay for its infrastructure from fewer people so taxes will be higher which adds to  the cost.

Answer 5

Because we have had an economic boom that the UK did not have, our wages have gone up considerably and people can manage more expensive prices.

There are shops where things are much cheaper, like Aldi and Lidl, but most people seem not to need to search out bargains anymore.

Answer 6

Because it is a more strategic place to hide WMDs.

Answer 7

Dublin is ridiculously expensive, although things are cheaper in other cities and towns. It's all down to this Celtic Tiger sh*te I suppose...

Answer 8

Dublin is expensive compared with the rest of the country, but then the country as a whole is probably more expensive than England.

Answer 9

greed greed greed!!!! and i was born and bred in Ireland, i would rather go to spain and i was born with the native language also, gaeilge(gaelic) they make me sick when i go home, give us a break!

Answer 10

I have to say when i went to Dublin it was the most expensive place i had ever been, even more than London.

One reason is the Euro/Pound exchange rate.

Another is that at least at first the conversion to the Euro led to lots of shops and services rounding up the conversion rate.

Thirdly Capital cities are expensive anyway.

Added together = one incredibly expensive city.  Even shopping in "cheap" food shops and supermarkets was expensive.

However it is a lovely place to vist - maybe you should bring supplies from England.